Paper, 'Description of the stones on the aorta' by Will [William] Cheselden
Reference number: CLP/12i/71
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.
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- CLP/12i/71
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- 1712
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- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William Cheselden, Paper, 'Description of the stones on the aorta' by Will [William] Cheselden, 1712, CLP/12i/71, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12i_71/paper-description-of-the-stones-on-the-aorta-by-will-william-cheselden, accessed on 10 December 2025
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Date: 31st December 1713
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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