| Forearmed with a knowledge both of phrenology and the tricks of con artists, he performed a simple single-blind reliability test. |
| He reminds us of Wallace's achievements and pins his downfall on his distracting interest in such fringe fields as mesmerism and phrenology. |
| According to the science of phrenology, which was currently all the rage, such a brow hinted at intelligence and broadness of mind. |
| Like many Swedenborgians, he had a strong interest in popular sciences and unorthodox medical movements, including phrenology and mesmerism. |
| Your eldest has the brow of an observer, if there be the least truth in phrenology. |
| He devoted his life to the species problem but also became a popular authority on many topics, including spiritualism, mesmerism, and phrenology. |
