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Here there be dragonsOctober 1

I’m currently reading Island of Lost Maps (WorldCat) and I came to the point in the book where the author mentions that a version of Ptolemy’s Geographia sells for over a million dollars. I searched and found a reproduction of Ptolemaeus Munster Geographia, 1540 (WorldCat), that was printed in 1966. I’m having so much fun trying to place current cities on the old maps.

I believe Treva is modern day Hamburg


Phrenology II, Electric BoogalooSeptember 28

Part II on Phrenology brings us to A Phrenological Dictionary of 19th Century Americans, 1982 (WorldCat), and The Phrenological Journal, Vols. 43-44, 1866-67 (WorldCat). Phrenological Journal was a crazy magazine that had all kinds of random stuff in it. The only things phrenological were the individual case studies and the “teachings” on morality. The Dictionary collected some of the better case studies into one book.

Details like these make me happy when I find them in books.


You were always on mind, you were always on my mindSeptember 26

Part one of a two part series on Phrenology. The idea came to me while skimming the Darwin text a few weeks back. I’ve got four books today and two more for the next post: A System of Phrenology, George Combe, 1843 (WorldCat); Phrenology, J.G. Spurzheim, 1834 (WorldCat); Heads and Faces and How to Read Them, Nelson Sizer, 1891 (WorldCat); and Mental Functions of the Brain, Bernard Holland, 1901 (WorldCat).

Pseudoscience at its best!

Pseudoscience at its best!

This is actually the original cover to the book. I find it odd that the o is falling the opposite direction of the f.

This is actually the original cover to the book. I find it odd that the o is falling the opposite dire


O Hai!September 23

I had a break from training today and thought I’d open up the WordPress Dashboard to see how the blog was coming along, stats wise. Imagine my surprise at seeing a spike in visits. My previous busiest day peaked at 73 views. Today, 743. That’s like a million* times more! So thanks to Jessamyn over at Librarian.Net for crying havoc and letting slip the dogs of war.

I've been averaging about 35 hits a day.

I have been averaging about 35 posts per day. Surprise!

*by million, I mean ten

      

Time offSeptember 20

School is starting up again and I’ve been busy with training staff and students. Library Finds will be on break until the 1st of October. See you then!