RefNo | CLP/13/11 |
Level | Item |
Title | Paper, 'On a child with a monstrous head' by Mr [William] East |
Date | [1722] |
Description | East describes a case of an infant who was stillborn with an extraordinarily large head, and the subsequent autopsy of the infant with Dr Sprengell [Conrad Joachim Sprengwell]. The infant was found to have unusual facial features and a tumour on the head, and was missing the frontal bone.
Subject: Anatomy
Read to the Royal Society on 17 May 1722. |
Extent | 4p |
Format | Manuscript |
PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
AccessStatus | Open |
RelatedRecord | RBO/11/56 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA2029 | East; William (fl 1721 - 1734) | fl 1721 - 1734 |
NA290 | Sprengwell; Sir; Conrad Joachim (- 1740) | - 1740 |