Letter, from Peter Derante to John Douglas, dated at Waterford
Reference number: EL/D2/3
Date: 01 January 1721

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Concerning John Fletcher's left arm where, upon the breaking of the radius and ulna, the scapula and head of the os humeri became detached
Peter Derante was a surgeon in Waterford, Ireland
Read to the Royal Society on 1 February 1721
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- EL/D2/3
- Earliest possible date
- 01 January 1721
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- 1 page
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- Manuscript
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Peter Derante
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Peter Derante, Letter, from Peter Derante to John Douglas, dated at Waterford, 01 January 1721, EL/D2/3, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/el_d2_3/letter-from-peter-derante-to-john-douglas-dated-at-waterford, accessed on 20 March 2025
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