RefNo | AP/38/6/3 |
Level | Item |
Title | Figure, 'Hand sphygmoscope' by S [Somerville] Scott Alison |
Creator | Alison; Somerville Scott (1813-1877); Scottish physician |
Date | 1856 |
Description | A drawing of a sphygmoscope without a stand. It comprises a glass tube 'with an almost capillary bore'. Alison describes this instrument as 'a remarkably delicate indicator of the pulse'.
Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments |
Extent | 1p |
Format | Drawing |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rspl.1856.0008 |