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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

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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

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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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