Paper, 'On a child with a monstrous head' by Mr [William] East
Reference number: CLP/13/11
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.
- Reference number
- CLP/13/11
- Earliest possible date
- 1722
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- Page extent
- 4 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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William East, Paper, 'On a child with a monstrous head' by Mr [William] East, 1722, CLP/13/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_13_11/paper-on-a-child-with-a-monstrous-head-by-mr-william-east, accessed on 25 June 2025
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