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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. [1867-1871]. Abstract of Godron; Weisbach. CUL-DAR85.A81. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 3.2022. RN2

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 volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).

Darwin cited this in Descent 2: 352, n65: "Godron, 'De l'Espèce,' tom. ii. 1859, p. 300.", and n66: "This fact was ascertained in the 'Reise der Novara: Anthropolog. Theil,' Dr. Weisbach, 1867, s. 265."

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Novaras Reise. S. 265 women of Chinese very small feet — evidence that compression originated to exaggerate a natural peculiarity

Godron Huns of Attila flatten nose to inc peculiarity

Sexual selection. Man.

Weisbach, Albin. 1867. Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859: Anthropologischer Theil, 2. Abtheilung, 'Körpermessungen'. Vienna: K. K. Hof und Staatsdurckerei. Körpermessungen. CUL-DAR.LIB.672 PDF

Godron, Dominique Alexandre. 1859. De l'espèce et des races dans les êtres organisés et spécialement de l'unité de l'espèce humaine. 2 vols. Paris: J. B. Baillière et Fils. CUL-DAR.LIB.225 vol. 1 PDF vol. 2 PDF

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