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craniometry

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craniometry /cra·ni·om·e·try/ (kra″ne-om´ah-tre) the scientific measurement of the dimensions of the bones of the skull and face.craniomet´ric
cra·ni·om·e·try (krn-m-tr)
n.
Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type.
craniometry (krā´nēom´trē),
n the study of the measurements of the skull.
craniometry
a branch of morphometry, being the measurement of the dimensions and angles of a bony skull.


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In Mismeasure of Man, Stephen Jay Gould recounts numerous "bad arguments" within the frame of his own carefully reasoned "good" argument, a critique of nineteeth-century craniometry and twentieth-century intelligence testing that makes as explicit as possible the warrants, reservations, and qualifiers.
Frauds, Hoaxes and Pseudoscience: a course in argumentation by Patton, Martha D. / Academic Exchange Quarterly
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