Observations on the size of the brain in various races and families of man / by Samuel George Morton, M.D.

  • Samuel George Morton
Date:
[between 1850 and 1859?]
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Credit: Observations on the size of the brain in various races and families of man / by Samuel George Morton, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    TABLE, Showing the Size of the Brain in cubic inches, as obtained, from the internal measurement of 623 Crania of various Races and Families of Man. RACES AND FAMILIES. No. of Largest Smalles Mean. Mean. Skulls. 1. c. I. c. MODERN CAUCASIAN GROUP. Teutonic Family. Germans, 18 114 70 90 ) English, 5 105 91 96 > 92 Anglo-Americans, 7 97 82 90 S Pelasgic Family. Persians, u 94 75 84 Armenians, Circassians, Celtic Family. 1 J t 6 97 78 87 Native Irish, Indostanic Family. s l 32 91 67 80 Bengalees, fyc. Semitic Family. S i 3 98 84 89 Arabs, Nilotic Family. i 17 96 66 80 Fellahs, ANCIENT CAUCASIAN GROUP. s o ( Pelasgic Family. i 18 97 74 88 ■5 g Grceco-Egy ptians, . £ 8 < 2 2 | Nilotic Family, ) | 55 96 68 80 ^ Egyptians, MONGOLIAN GROUP. Chinese Family. 6 91 70 82 MALAY GROUP. Malayan Family. 20 97 68 86 j-85 Polynesian Family. 3 84 82 83 AMERICAN GROUP. Toltecan Family. Peruvians, i 155 101 58 75 ' Mexicans, \ 22 92 67 79 Barbarous Tribes. Iroquois, Lenape, 1 >161 104 70 84 *■79 Cherolcee, Shoshone, fyc,. J J NEGRO GROUP. Native African Family. 62 99 65 83 00 CO American-born Negroes. 12 89 73 82 Hottentot Family. 3 83 68 75 Alforian Family. \ 8 83 63 75 Australians,