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Paper, 'An answer to some objections that are newly raised against my high operation' by [John] Douglass [Douglas]

Reference number: CLP/12ii/3

Date: 1721

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Douglas 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.

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CLP/12ii/3
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1721
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12 pages
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Manuscript

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John Douglas

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John Douglas, Paper, 'An answer to some objections that are newly raised against my high operation' by [John] Douglass [Douglas], 1721, CLP/12ii/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_12ii_3/paper-an-answer-to-some-objections-that-are-newly-raised-against-my-high-operation-by-john-douglass-douglas, accessed on 19 March 2025

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