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De Auditu Liber Singularis of Schelhammer
By H Dominic W Stiles, on 23 August 2013
Günther Christoph Schelhammer (1649-1716) was from a family that originated in Hamburg. However he was born in Jena where his father Christoph was a surgeon and professor. After studying and travelling in Holland, England and Italy, Schelhammer became professor of Anatomy, Botany and Surgery. He married Maria Conring (herself an author of a popular cookery book) daughter of the polymath and expert in German law, Hermann Conring.
I am not sure of the position that Schelhammer holds in the history of ENT – if you know please do comment. He apparently knew Boyle and Morison from his visit to England.
At any rate, this book from 1684, De Auditu Liber Singularis, has some very nice early illustrations of the malleus, incus and stapes.
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[…] were only a few who dared to speak out against this view. Schelhammer in 1684 expressed a doubt that there was an implanted air in the ear, but offered no substitute. […]