 | Alexander von Humboldt - Mexico - 1811 - 364 pages
...continent are of Asiatic origin. In fact, osteology teaches us that the cranium of the American differs essentially from that of the Mongol: the former exhibits...straighter, than that of the negro : and there is norace on the globe in which the fronAmerican are almost as prominent as those of the Mongol ; but... | |
 | Alexander von Humboldt - Industries - 1811 - 666 pages
...continent are of Asiatic origin. In fact, osteology teaches us that the cranium of the American differs essentially from that of the Mongol: the former exhibits a facial line, more inclined, diough straighter, than that of the negro : and there is no race on the globe in which the frontal... | |
 | Sir William Lawrence - Anatomy, Comparative - 1819 - 646 pages
...general existence in the native tribes of America is expressly and strongly pointed out by HUMBOI.DT. " There is no race on the globe, in which the frontal bone is more depressed backwards, or which has a less projecting forehead, than the American." " Tliis extraordinary flatness... | |
 | Alexander Monro - Anatomy - 1825 - 652 pages
...Indians and Peruvians, in which the frontal bone is very much depressed; and HUMBOLDT has affirmed, " there is no race on the globe, in which the frontal bone is more depressed backwards, or which has a less projecting forehead, than the American.'" He has added, " This extraordinary... | |
 | Josiah Conder - Voyages and travels - 1830 - 380 pages
...from each other. The cranium of the American differs materially from that of the Mongol, exhibiting a facial line more inclined, though straighter than that of the negro; and there is no race in which there is so slight a projection of the forehead. The cheek-bones are almost as prominent as... | |
 | 1843 - 442 pages
...examine, osteologically, the skulls of the natives of America, we see, as I have elsewhere remarked, that there is no race on the globe in which the frontal bone is more flattened, or which have less forehead (Blum. tab. 46). This extraordinary flattening exists among... | |
 | Phrenology - 1843 - 454 pages
...examine, osteologically, the skulls of the natives of America, we see, as I have elsewhere remarked, that there is no race on the globe in which the frontal bone is more flattened, or which have less forehead (Blum. tab. 46). This extraordinary flattening exists among... | |
 | James Cowles Prichard - Anthropology - 1845 - 748 pages
...slightly curved slope, producing a conical or rather a wedge-shaped outline." " Humboldt has remarked that there is no race on the globe in which the frontal bone is so much pressed backwards, and in which the forehead is so small. It must be observed, however, that... | |
 | James Cowles Prichard - Anthropology - 1847 - 602 pages
...slightly curved slope, producing a conical or rather a wedgeshaped outline. " Humboldt has remarked that there is no race on the globe in which the frontal bone is so much pressed backwards, and in which the forehead is so small. It must be observed, however, that... | |
 | George Warburton - Canada - 1849 - 478 pages
...continues thus : — " If we examine osteologically the skulls of the natives of America, we see that there is no race on the globe in which the frontal bone is more flattened or which have less forehead.* (Blumenbach, Decas Quinta Craniorum, tab. xlvi., p. 14. 1808.)... | |
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In fact, osteology teaches us that the cranium of the American differs essentially from that of the Mongol: the former exhibits a facial line, more inclined, though straighter, than that of the negro ; and there is no race on the globe in which the frontal... 
