'Concerning the Cure of the Bite of a Viper by Salad Oil' by Abraham Vater
Reference number: RBO/21/9
Date: 1737
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'An Abstract by Doctor Mortimer of an inaugural Dissertation publish'd the last year at Wittemberg by Doctor Abraham Vater'
That Vater first became aware of the use of olive oil as an antidote to viper's bite in a letter from Conrad Sprengell to William Oliver in 1734
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- RBO/21/9
- Earliest possible date
- 1737
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- 5 pages
- Format
- Manuscript
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'Concerning the Cure of the Bite of a Viper by Salad Oil' by Abraham Vater, 1737, RBO/21/9, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rbo_21_9/concerning-the-cure-of-the-bite-of-a-viper-by-salad-oil-by-abraham-vater, accessed on 14 May 2025
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Paper, 'Abstract of inaugural dissertation published at Wittemburg in 1735 by Abraham Vater concerning the cure of the viper's bite using salad oil' by Cromwell Mortimer
Creator: Cromwell Mortimer, Abraham Vater Reference number: CLP/22ii/80
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Register Book of the Royal Society Volume 20, copies of papers communicated 1737-1739
1737-1739 Reference number: RBO/21
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Dates: 1661 - 1739
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