title: A waning comet: John Sheldon, FRS (1752-1808).
abstract: John Sheldon, an eccentric surgeon-anatomist, of considerable brilliance, was the first Englishman to ascend in a balloon. He became insane in 1787, after which he moved from London. He re-established himself at Exeter and was elected surgeon to the hospital in 1797.
authors.affiliation: cameron.vinnicombes@tesco.net
authors.forename: Alick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cameron
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy / Q000266:history*; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000266:history; D006113:United Kingdom