| RefNo | CLP/12i/71 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Description of the stones on the aorta' by Will [William] Cheselden |
| Date | [1712] |
| Description | This paper describes figures showing anatomical specimens observed by Cheselden, including chalk stones found in the aorta of a woman who died of dropsy [oedema], bone from falx of a man who suffered from severe headaches, optic nerves, and instances of multiple spleens in a single body. Original figures attached.
Subject: Anatomy
Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Some anatomical observations'.
Read to the Royal Society on 15 January 1712. |
| Extent | 5p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedMaterial | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1713.0038
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 28 (1713), p 281 |
| RelatedRecord | CLP/12i/71/1 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6580 | Cheselden; William (1688 - 1752) | 1688 - 1752 |