| RefNo | CLP/13/2 |
| Level | File |
| Title | Paper, 'Descriptio monstri nati apud Fisherton October 26 1664' by Mr Hand [William Hann] and Roger Baskett |
| Date | 7 November 1664 |
| Description | Accounts in both Latin and English of the birth of female conjoined twins on 26 October 1664 in Fisherton [Fisherton de la Mere, Wiltshire, England]. The twins had two heads, four arms and hands, and two legs and feet. They lived for two days and died within a quarter of an hour of each other. Original figures of the twins attached.
Subject: Anatomy
Written by Rogert Baskett in Sarum [Old Sarum, Wiltshire, England]. Communicated by Mr [Robert] Boyle. Read to the Royal Society on 9 November 1664. |
| Language | English |
| Latin |
| Extent | 8p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | EL/B1/82 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8137 | Boyle; Robert (1627 - 1691); natural philosopher and chemist | 1627 - 1691 |