| RefNo | CLP/12ii/9 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Paper, 'Of a luxated shoulder reduced by a newly improved machine' by Mr Becket [William Beckett?] |
| Date | [1723] |
| Description | Beckett describes a woman who dislocated her shoulder, which became very stiff. Two attempts to manually reset the shoulder were unsuccessful, so a machine consisting of small brass wheels, a bar, and a 'napkin' was used to reset the shoulder. Beckett then discusses previous methods for resetting shoulders and the reasons for difficulties encountered in these methods.
Subject: Medicine
Read to the Royal Society on 24 January 1723. |
| Extent | 6p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | RBO/11/73 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6715 | Beckett; William (1684 - 1738) | 1684 - 1738 |