| RefNo | CLP/14ii/20 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Extracts of several letters, regarding a 'naevus maternus' or 'mole' from [Johann Georg] Steigertahl to Hans Sloane |
| Date | [1725] |
| Description | Steigertahl, physician to the King, shares observations concerning a mole on a man's arm which is thought to have appeared because a branch fell on his mother's right arm when she was carrying him.
Subject: Physiology
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Extract of several letters and certificates sent to his Majesty the King of Great Britain, concerning a very particular nævus maternus, or mole. Communicated by Dr. Steigertahl, Physician to his Majesty, F. R. S'
Read to the Royal Society on 10 June 1725 |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 11p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1724.0066 |
| Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 33 (1725), p 347 |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/12/19 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7403 | Steigertahl; Johann Georg (c 1667 - c 1740) | c 1667 - c 1740 |
| NA8406 | Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector | 1660 - 1753 |