Over the centuries, humans have shown an insatiable desire to look into body cavities, starting with looking down throats and peering up rectums. This curiosity can be traced back to the early days of Pompeii. However, “closed” cavities posed a specific problem, with the necessity to introduce light into the cavity in order to see. The earliest known instrument designed specifically to look into the bladder was called a “lichtleiter” and was presented by Bozzini to the Rome Academy of Science in 1806.
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Over the centuries, humans have shown an insatiable desire to look into body cavities, starting with looking down throats and peering up rectums. This curiosity can be traced back to the early days of Pompeii. However, “closed” cavities posed a specific problem, with the necessity to introduce light into the cavity in order to see. The earliest known instrument designed specifically to look into the bladder was called a “lichtleiter” and was presented by Bozzini to the Rome Academy of Science in 1806.
Copyright remains with the authors and publisher.