Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.16855

    Two pipes

    Date
    30 October 1698
    Creator
    Unknown, Artist
    Object type
    Archive reference number
    Manuscript page number
    p5
    Material
    Dimensions
    height (page): 306mm
    width (page): 186mm
    Subject
    Biology
       > Anatomy
    Description
    Drawing of two pipes to show the experiment of the movement of blood in blood vessels, and the force needed for blood to move through vessels.

    These drawings were sent in a letter from Pierre Silvestre from the Royal College of Physicians in London to the King.
    Transcription
    from p. 1: Lettre de M. Silverstre du college des Medecins de Londres a M. Regis, ou l'on examine le sentiment de M. Mery - sur le mouvement du sang par le trou Ovale.
    Transcribed by the Making Visible project
    Object history
    9 April 1701, 'A Paper was read from Dr Sylvestre, concerning the Dissection of a Woman newly brought to bed; for which he was thanked' (JBO/10/215).
    Related fellows
    Pierre Silvestre (1657 - 1718, French British) , Physician
    Associated place
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