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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1856]. Abstract of Davis and Thurnam, Crania Britannica. CUL-DAR71.154. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8. 2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR71 contains Darwin's abstracts of scientific books.

Darwin recorded reading this work in his 'Books Read' notebook. (1852-1860) CUL-DAR128.-

Davis, Joseph Barnard and Thurnam, John. 1856-65. Crania Britannica. Delineations and descriptions of the skulls of the aboriginal and early inhabitants of the British Islands: with notices of their other remains. London. [26 June 1856]

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Crania Britannica by J. Barnard Davis & J Thurnam. Decade I. 1856 (from Crawfurd)

p. 3 not every skull presents the typical Ethnic peculiarities - much variation

p 4 seems to admit that in the 4 normal forms of crania by Prof. Weber (which are rather crude idealities than realities) that some deviations occur in each, resembling forms of other races; but yet doubts whether head of each race can always be identified, at least wd require consummate skill

p 5. The crania of young people & of men are not so characteristic of the race

p 8 note the Jews in part of N. Grenada who were expelled frm Spain, yet perfectly retain their normal form.

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