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• - Historical information, details on related sciences and a list of links are offered from a skeptic's perspective.
  
• - The text, "Elements of Phrenology" by George Combe is offered in its entirety.
  
• - A brief essay by Matthew C. Vukin examining the rise and fall of the cranioscopy movement.
  
• - Offers an interactive phrenological head which maps the various organs to their characteristics. Includes images of the symbolic head and physiognomy illustrations.
  
• - An overview of phrenology across the world. Includes some unique extracts from primary documents.
  
• - Dedicated to the promotion of modern scientific study, Van den Bossche Peter offers a synopsis of the study and offers examples in modern and paleolithic man. Also includes a bibliography and a sign-up for a mailing list.
  
• - Order an exact reproduction of an early 20th century piece made from quality porcelain. It comes in its own box complete with pamphlet.
  
• - Essay examining the relevance of phrenology to the evolution of modern neuroscience.
  
• - Brief reviews of several sources containing physiognomical and phrenological images pertaining to race and especially Camper's facial angle and extensive extracts from texts.
  
• - A brief overview of the psychograph, a device used to measure the anatomical structure of a head.
  
• - Consists of essays on themes in the history, as well as a collection of images, digitized books relevant not only to the history of phrenology, but also to the history of evolutionary thought.