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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
Page extent
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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