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the theory and practice of diagnosing human characteristics from the cranium (bumps on the head) – at one time widely considered a serious science

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.