CALLIPAEDIA
\kˌalɪpˈiːdi͡ə], \kˌalɪpˈiːdiə], \k_ˌa_l_ɪ_p_ˈiː_d_iə]\
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The art of begetting beautiful children. This was the title of a poem by Claude Quillet, in 1655; "Callipoedia sive de pulchroe prolis habendoe ratione." The author absurdly supposes, that the beauty of children is affected by the sensations which the mother experiences during her pregnancy.
By Robley Dunglison
