Kidney stones
Date
1685
After
William Cole (1635 - 1716, British) , Physician
Object type
Archive reference number
Manuscript page number
p158
Material
Dimensions
height (page): 322mm
width (page): 202mm
width (page): 202mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Drawing of the size and shape of stones voided through the penis, reported by William Cole of Worcester to William Musgrave at Oxford. Musgrave relayed Cole's account to Francis Aston, in which he explained that the straight line in the margin (measured with a thread) was the size of the circumference of the thickest part, and that the other two shapes indicated the outlines traced of the two voided stones when placed on the paper. Musgrave's letter was read at the meeting of the Royal Society on 18 December 1685.
This is copied in LBC/10/197.
This is copied in LBC/10/197.
Transcription
Dr Cole of Worcester has written to us concerning the exclusion of 2 stones (of the Bigness subjoyned) by the Penis, without any (considerable) pain; he had the Account from the person that voyded them; he saw the stones and took their bigness and circumference (of which the streight line is the measure, they being in the thickest part much of a bigness by tracing lines about them as they lay upon a paper for the shape; and measuring them with a thread for the circumference.
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Transcribed by the Making Visible project
Object history
18 December 1685, ‘A letter of Mr. Musgrave to Mr. Aston was read, mentioning, that Dr. Cole of Worcester had seen and measured two large stones voided by the penis’ (Birch 4:407).
Related fellows
William Musgrave (1735 - 1800, British) , Physician
Francis Aston (1644 - 1715, British) , Natural philosopher
Francis Aston (1644 - 1715, British) , Natural philosopher
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