M0006325: Sanctorio sitting in the balance that he constructed
- Date:
- 20 June 1939
- Reference:
- WT/D/1/20/1/53/6
- Part of:
- Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
- Archives and manuscripts
- Online
Collection contents
About this work
Also known as
Previous title, replaced August 2020: Sanctorius: Ars de statica medicina
Description
Engraving showing Santorio Santorio sitting in the balance that he constructed to determine the net weight change over time after the intake and excretion of food stuffs and fluids, as set out in his work Ars ... de statica medicina et de responsione ad Staticomasticem [H. Obicii], aphorismorum sectionibus octo comprehensa, first published in 1614.
Publication/Creation
20 June 1939
Physical description
1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm
Notes
Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.
Terms of use
Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request