Paper, 'An account of an aneurysm in the curvature of the aorta' by Mr Ed [Edward] Nourse
Reference number: CLP/12ii/40a
Date: 1728
Description
Nourse describes a case of a woman who developed a tumour on her neck after being partially choked, which then increased in size and pulsation after she went through a difficult delivery. The tumour ruptured and the woman died quickly. Nourse then describes the dissection of the aneurysm. This paper refers to the same aneurysm discussed in CLP/12ii/39.
Subject: Medicine
Read to the Royal Society on 23 May 1728.
- Reference number
- CLP/12ii/40a
- Earliest possible date
- 1728
- Physical description
- Ink on paper
- Page extent
- 3 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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Edward Nourse, Paper, 'An account of an aneurysm in the curvature of the aorta' by Mr Ed [Edward] Nourse, 1728, CLP/12ii/40a, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12ii_40a/paper-an-account-of-an-aneurysm-in-the-curvature-of-the-aorta-by-mr-ed-edward-nourse, accessed on 13 July 2025
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Dates: 1592 - 1741
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