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The rock of ages: Stones have stood the test of time!

  • Stony Brook University

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Abstract

The first emperor of the Roman Empire Caesar Augustus, James I of England, King Louis XIV of France, Russian Czar, Peter the Great and George IV had them. Martin Luther, Michelangelo, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Isaac Newton endured them. Benjamin Franklin, President James K. Polk, Lyndon B. Johnson experienced them. Actor William Schatner sold them. Even the fictional character from Seinfeld, Cosmo Kramer, suffered with them. What if Napoleon Bonaparte had not had his stone during the Russian campaign in 1812? All of world history might have changed!.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationKidney Stone Disease
Subtitle of host publicationSay NO to Stones!
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages27-30
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9783319121055
ISBN (Print)9783319121048
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2015

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