Letter, 'A case of ossification of tendons in a young man' from William Henry and the Earl of Shelburne to William Cadogan
Reference number: L&P/3/369
Date: 01 March 1759

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Subject: Physiology
Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'An account of the case of William Carey, aged nineteen, whose tendons and muscles are turning into bones. In a letter to the Right Honourable the Lord Cadogan, F. R. S. from the Rev. William Henry, D. D. F. R. S'
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- L&P/3/369
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- 01 March 1759
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- 5 pages
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- Manuscript
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William Henry, Letter, 'A case of ossification of tendons in a young man' from William Henry and the Earl of Shelburne to William Cadogan, 01 March 1759, L&P/3/369, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_3_369/letter-a-case-of-ossification-of-tendons-in-a-young-man-from-william-henry-and-the-earl-of-shelburne-to-william-cadogan, accessed on 21 March 2025
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XIV. An account of the case of William Carey, aged nineteen, whose tendons and muscles are turning into bones. In a letter to the Right Honourable the Lord Cadogan, F. R. S. from the Rev. William Henry, D. D. F. R. S External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1759
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1759.0015
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Decade 3 of scientific letters and papers submitted for publication by the Royal Society
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