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RefNoEL/M1/113
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from William Musgrave to Hans Sloane, dated at Exeter
CreatorMusgrave; William (1655-1721); physician; antiquary
Date28 December 1699
DescriptionConcerning laryngotomy as a safe operation and presents the observations of John Keen, a chirurgeon in Cornwall, who states how the trachea can heal itself after being cut
Read to the Royal Society on 10 January 1699
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originExeter, Devon, England
Origin coordinates50.7236, -3.52751
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 21, no 258, p 398
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/b3375200-610e-41ad-bdb6-f58fe5967c3c
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CodePersonNameDates
NA8406Sloane; Sir; Hans (1660 - 1753); physician and collector1660 - 1753
NA7941Musgrave; William (1655 - 1721); physician and antiquary1655 - 1721
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