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Artificial mecanical hand

  • Les Oeuvres. Quatrième édition -
  • Author: PARÉ, Ambroise (1510-1590)
  • Paré was a French barber surgeon and the official Royal Surgeon for four successive French kings. He is considered one of the fathers of modern surgery, and a leader of surgical techniques. His collective works were published in several editions, a book of over 1000 pages richly illustrated with woodcuts and among them his inventions of both artificial hands and legs.

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