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Decoding the Hand : A History of Science, Medicine, and Magic.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bashford, Alison.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Galton, Francis, 1822-1911.
- Penrose, Lionel, 1904-1972.
- Wolff, Charlotte, 1897-1986.
- Heron-Allen, Edward, 1861-1943.
- St. Hill, Katharine, 1857-1933.
- Palmistry.
- Physiognomy.
- Local Subjects:
- Galton, Francis, 1822-1911.
- Penrose, Lionel, 1904-1972.
- Wolff, Charlotte, 1897-1986.
- Heron-Allen, Edward, 1861-1943.
- St. Hill, Katharine, 1857-1933.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (421 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- The astonishing history of palmistry and biometrics--from occult physicians to the very foundations of modern science and medicine.Why did Isaac Newton read books on chiromancy, the occult science of hand reading that revealed the secrets of the soul?Why did Charles Darwin claim that the hand gave humans dominion over all other species?.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 9780226831169
- OCLC:
- 1548566291
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