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RefNoEL/F1/18
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from Nathaniel Fairfax to Henry Oldenburg, dated at Woodbridge
CreatorFairfax; Nathaniel (1637-1690); physician; divine
Date18 September 1668
DescriptionSigned autograph
Observations of a woman who swallowed two bullets, which were made for the light hand fireman 'caliver', in order to help her bowel movements, and was then given 'Holland's powder' and voided one of the bullets in her urine
LanguageEnglish
Extent2p
FormatManuscript
Place originWoodbridge, Suffolk, England
Origin coordinates52.09332, 1.32042
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialTranscribed in 'The correspondence of Henry Oldenburg', ed and trans by A Rupert Hall and Marie Boas Hall, vol 5, p 47
Partially printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 3, no 40, p 803
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/849749fe-44f7-417e-b3de-8a9fb54af4da
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8001Oldenburg; Henry (c1619 - 1677); scientific correspondentc1619 - 1677
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