Plate 1 from De l'auscultation médiate

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Title

Plate 1 from De l'auscultation médiate

Subject

Auscultation
Stethoscope

Description

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laënnec (1781–1826) was a French physician who invented the stethoscope in 1816. This illustration of his design for a monaural stethoscope is from his book about auscultation, called De l'auscultation médiate.

Creator

Laennec, R. T. H. (René Théophile Hyacinthe), 1781-1826

Publisher

J.-A. Brosson et J.-S. Chaudé

Date Created

1819

Access Rights

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Is Part Of

Countway Medical Library Rare Books, RC76.3.L12 c.1

References

View the online catalog record.

Format

image

Extent

1 plate

Language

French

Files

H_Laennec_stethoscope.jpg

Citation

Laennec, R. T. H. (René Théophile Hyacinthe), 1781-1826, “Plate 1 from De l'auscultation médiate,” OnView, accessed April 28, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/26578.