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RefNoRBO/17/33
AltRefNoRBO.17.220
LevelItem
Title'Proposals for making Anatomies of human Bodies in colour'd wax after the manner of those belonging to the Sieur Desnoues' by Abraham Chovet, surgeon
Date1732
DescriptionSuggested changes:
- veins and arteries to be made of glass with a red liquid to circulate through them
- the systole and diastole motion of the heart with the action of the lungs will be made visible
- another figure to show the action fot he muscles
Read to the Royal Society on 22 June 1732
LanguageEnglish
Extent1 side
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
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