Gallery›Wellcome Collection›A group of vignettes illustrating: orthopedic traction, Archimedes screw and various astronomical instruments. Etching, 1769.
A group of vignettes illustrating: orthopedic traction, Archimedes screw and various astronomical instruments. Etching, 1769.
Wellcome Collection

A group of vignettes illustrating: orthopedic traction, Archimedes screw and various astronomical instruments. Etching, 1769.

1769

CC0 — Public Domain
Wellcome Collection

Lettering: To face astronomical quadrant.

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