Memoir on the cutting gorget of Hawkins : (containing an account of an improvement on that instrument, and remarks on the lateral operation for the stone) / by Antonio Scarpa ; translated from the Italian, by James Briggs.

  • Scarpa, Antonio, 1752-1832. Memoria sul conduttore tagliente d'Hawkins per l'estrazione della pietra dalla vescica. English
Date:
1816
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Memoir on the cutting gorget of Hawkins : (containing an account of an improvement on that instrument, and remarks on the lateral operation for the stone) / by Antonio Scarpa ; translated from the Italian, by James Briggs. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by King’s College London. The original may be consulted at King’s College London.

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    EXPLANATION OF THE PLATE, Fig. 1. The Gorget, viewed oq the back part. a a The Director. b The Handle. c The Beak. d e The Cutting Edge. 31 l V if i. Fig. The Instrument, seen on the fore part. Fig. 3. The Instrument, viewed sideways. Fig. 4. Vertical section of the Instrument, and inclination of the Cutting Edge to the longitudinal axis of the Director. Printed by John Turner, 75, Marguret Street, Cavendish Square, London.
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