11. This is within the field of study of the now obsolete phrenology . 12. He often included elements of popular pseudosciences such as phrenology and physiognomy. 13. It has been argued that phrenology was fundamentally a science of race. 14. From 1880 to 1883, he published 4 books relating to phrenology . 15. He believed in palmistry, phrenology , astrology and dianetics. 16. *Phlogiston and phrenology are probably the most straightforward examples. 17. But phrenology , of sorts, has once again reared its woolly head. 18. In the context of Victorian society, phrenology was a respectable scientific theory. 19. Voisin believed along with others the accuracy of phrenology in diagnosing criminal tendencies. 20. Phrenology also provided reformist arguments for the lunatic asylums of the Victorian era.