| RefNo | CLP/12i/37 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Déscription curieuse et physique d'une masse de chair pesant quarante-deux livres et un quart, trouvée dans le ventre d'une femme qui l'avoit portée pendant vingt-cinq ans' by B [Bernard] Connor |
| Date | 13 May 1693 |
| Description | 'Strange physical description of a mass of flesh weighing 42 and one quarter pounds, found in the stomach of a woman who had carried the mass for 24 years'. Offprint from the 'Journal des sçavans', printed in Paris on Wednesday, 13 May 1693. The paper provides a detailed description from the autopsy and experimentation on an ultimately fatal tumour found in the stomach of a woman who died at the age of 47 after carrying the tumour for 25 years. Includes original figure of tumour.
Subject: Medicine |
| Language | French |
| Extent | 13p |
| Format | Printed |
| PhysicalDescription | Printed text on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/12i/37/1 |
| CLP/12i/37/2 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA5764 | Connor; Bernard (c1666 - 1698); physician and writer | c1666 - 1698 |