Letter, from William Durston to William Brouncker, dated at Plymouth

Reference number: EL/D1/11

Date: 01 January 1669

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An account of a lady, Elizabeth Travers, whose breasts became suddenly very swollen
Figure is attached
A length of linen tape, which was used to measure the length of Travers's breasts, is enclosed in an envelope
John Skelton adds that he was an eye-witness
Read at the Royal Society on 22 July 1669

Reference number: EL/D1/11
Earliest possible date: 01 January 1669
Page extent: 3 pages
Format: Manuscript
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William Durston

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William Durston, Letter, from William Durston to William Brouncker, dated at Plymouth, 01 January 1669, EL/D1/11, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d1_11/letter-from-william-durston-to-william-brouncker-dated-at-plymouth, accessed on 11 September 2024

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'Early letters': letters from correspondents in natural philosophy sent to the Royal Society and its Fellows
1613-1740 Reference number: EL
Early Letters D1
1663-1735 Reference number: EL/D1

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