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
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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
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 4, no 52, p 1047
Read at the Royal Society on 22 July 1669
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- EL/D1/11
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1669
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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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 25 January 2026
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An extract of a letter written by the learned Dr. William Darfton, physitian at Plimouth, to the right honorable the Lord Vice-Count Brouncker as President of the R. Society; concerning a very sudden and excesive swelling of a womans breasts External link, opens in new tab.
Author: William Darston
Date: 17th October 1669
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1669.0042
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