TY - JOUR
T1 - Interest in astrology and phrenology over two centuries: A google ngram study
AU - Genovese, Jeremy E C
PY - 2015/12/1
Y1 - 2015/12/1
N2 - The Google Ngram Viewer shows the frequency of words in a large corpus of books over two centuries. In this study, the names of two pseudosciences, astrology and phrenology, were compared. An interesting pattern emerged. While the level of interest in astrology remained relatively stable over the course of two centuries, interest in phrenology rose rapidly in the early 1800s but then declined. Reasons for this pattern are discussed.
AB - The Google Ngram Viewer shows the frequency of words in a large corpus of books over two centuries. In this study, the names of two pseudosciences, astrology and phrenology, were compared. An interesting pattern emerged. While the level of interest in astrology remained relatively stable over the course of two centuries, interest in phrenology rose rapidly in the early 1800s but then declined. Reasons for this pattern are discussed.
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U2 - 10.2466/17.PR0.117c27z8
DO - 10.2466/17.PR0.117c27z8
M3 - Article
C2 - 26595286
SN - 0033-2941
VL - 117
SP - 940
EP - 943
JO - Psychological Reports
JF - Psychological Reports
IS - 3
ER -