The method of classifying races according to the cranial or cephalic index by Anders Retzius; and the discovery of the fundus by von Brücke; in Arch. Anat. Physiol. wiss. Med. (1845)

Publisher Information: Berlin: 1845. (1) Retzius, Anders Adolf (1796-1860). Ueber die Schädelformen der Nordbewohner, 84-129.
(2) Brücke, Ernst Wilhelm von (1819-1892). Anatomische Untersuchungen über die sogenannten leuchtenden Augen bei den Wirbelthieren, 387-406. Whole volume, 535pp., 15 pll. 125 x 200mm. Quarter mottled morocco, missing spine, boards detached. Minor foxing and toning, but very good. Book Id: 50180

(1) Retzius introduced the method of classifying races according to the cranial or cephalic index. The German translation of this paper (Om formen af nordboernes cranier. Förhandl. skand. Naturforsch., 3, 157-201, 1842) is featured here. Garrison-Morton.com No. 202.
(2) Von Brücke studied the luminosity of the eye in animals, and by passing a tube through a candle flame, was able to see the fundus. See also the same journal, 1847, 225-27. Garrison-Morton.com No. 5859.

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