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MR. HIPPISLEY will find a very simple way of showing pulsation in the veins, as well as in the arteries, by fixing a long bristle or thread of sealing-wax over the vessel by means of a little tallow. The end of the lever will vibrate and produce all the movements of the sphygmograph. This method was adopted by Mr. Wilkinson King nearly fifty years ago, and the instrument styled by him the sphygmometer. In his paper in the Guy's Hospital Reports for 1837, βOn the Safety Valve Function of the Right Ventricle of the Heart,β will be found much valuable matter and discussion about venous pulsation.
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W., S. Pulsation in the Veins. Nature 32, 437 (1885). https://doi.org/10.1038/032437c0
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