Translation of the explanations of an instrument invented by Mr John Henry Hess, for extracting the 'Calculus Vesicae'
Reference number: RBO/12/74
Date: 1726
Description
Instrument was invented to assist with lithotomies and remove bladder stones
Original letter was dated 26 September 1725
Printed document of the explanations in German is attached
Read to the Royal Society on 27 October 1726
- Reference number
- RBO/12/74
- Earliest possible date
- 1726
- Page extent
- 2 pages
- Format
- Manuscript and Printed
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Translation of the explanations of an instrument invented by Mr John Henry Hess, for extracting the 'Calculus Vesicae', 1726, RBO/12/74, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_12_74/translation-of-the-explanations-of-an-instrument-invented-by-mr-john-henry-hess-for-extracting-the-calculus-vesicae, accessed on 11 April 2026
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 12, copies of papers communicated 1724-1727
1724-1727 Reference number: RBO/12
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