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RefNoCLP/12ii/3
LevelItem
TitlePaper, 'An answer to some objections that are newly raised against my high operation' by [John] Douglass [Douglas]
Date[1721]
DescriptionDouglas refutes recent criticisms of his method of removing bladder stones, which he claims is not an old method and that it works for men and women alike. He provides evidence of his successes for each criticism.

Subject: Surgery

Read to the Royal Society on 11 May 1721.
Extent12p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
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CodePersonNameDates
NA2825Douglas; John (- 1743); surgeon - 1743
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