Record

RefNoAP/36/18
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On the frequent occurence of indigo in human urine and on its chemical and physiological relations' by Arthur Hill Hassall
CreatorHassall; Arthur Hill (1817-1894); British physician; chemist; microscopist
Date1853
DescriptionHassall explains that he was led to his investigations after examining urinary deposits under the microscope and frequently observing in the field of vision particles of a deep blue colour. He shares details of his experiments and observations on the presence of indigo in human urine.

Subject: Biology / Chemistry / Physiology

Communicated by Professor [William] Sharpey.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On the frequent occurence of indigo in human urine, and on its chemical and physiological relations'.
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1850.0121
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CodePersonNameDates
NA7273Sharpey; William (1802 - 1880)1802 - 1880
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