Phrenology

       Today I learned about phrenology. Phrenology is the, " meaning "mind", and λόγος (logos), meaning "knowledge") is a pseudomedicine primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules." (Wikipedia) I looked mostly at the bust that was published/distributed by L.N. Fowler in the late 1800's and learned all about his exploration so that he could come to the conclusion of this bust that was so commonly accepted back in 1875. Phrenology and the L.N. Fowler bust were examples of innovation and early research and allowed people to make inferences about anything dealing with the brain, whether for entertainment or experiment, and it allowed one to basically become a self-taught phrenologist. The phrenology bust gave people the ability to point to a place on their head and explain whether they were more advanced in that subject because of the size of that place on their head, or if a place on their head hurt, whether from injury or "growth." Provenance is, "the place of origin or earliest known history of something." (dictionary.com)