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RefNoRBO/18/32
AltRefNoRBO.18.207
LevelItem
Title'An Abstract of a Book intitled: A short account of Mortifications, and the surprizing effect of the Bark in putting a Stop to their progress etc by John Douglas, Surgeon'
Date1732
Description'Printed for John Nurse at the Lambe 1732 in octavo'
Abstract by James Douglas
Part one about mortification in general
Part two has observations of gangrene can be cured
Part three concerns the use of Peruvian bark to check the progress of mortification
Read to the Royal Society on 1 March 1732
LanguageEnglish
Extent5 sides
FormatManuscript
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7826Douglas; James (1702 - 1768); 14th Earl of Morton1702 - 1768
NA2825Douglas; John (- 1743); surgeon - 1743
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