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RefNoEL/W4/5
LevelItem
TitleExtract of a letter, from Stephen Williams [to the Royal Society], dated at Plymouth
Date1735
DescriptionOriginal dated 2 July 1735

Account of the effects of a viper bite on William Oliver and the application of his 'specifick' (oil of olives) upon the wound, which proved antidotal; the same 'specifick' was applied to puppies, cats and pigeons who had been bitten by vipers
LanguageEnglish
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
Place originPlymouth, Devon, England
Origin coordinates50.37153, -4.14305
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialPrinted in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 40, no 445, p 26
URLDescriptionAlso available on Early Modern Letters Online
URLhttp://emlo.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/profile/work/adac643d-3147-4f47-a029-36f8683d6196
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