Metoposcopy, 17th Century
Metoposcopy is a form of divination in which the diviner predicts personality, character, and destiny, based on the pattern of lines on the subject's forehead. It was developed by the 16th century astrologer and physician Jerome Cardan. The 16th century astrologer Giovanni Antonio Magini also concerned himself with this subject. The relations between moles and signs of the zodiac. From H. Caradarius. Metoposcopia. Paris, 1658
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