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| 100 | 1 | _aBurroughs Wellcome and Company | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | _aAnæsthetics antient and modern |
| 246 | 1 | _aAnaesthetics ancient and modern : An historical sketch of anaesthesia | |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2025-01-02 | ||
| 508 | _aThiers Halliwell, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) | ||
| 520 | _a"Anæsthetics antient and modern: An historical sketch of anæsthesia" by Burroughs Wellcome & Co. is a scientific publication written during the late 19th century. The book provides an extensive historical account of the development and use of anesthetics throughout the ages, from ancient civilizations to modern practices. It likely delves into various methods and substances used for inducing insensibility and pain relief during surgical procedures, illustrating the evolution of anesthesia as a vital aspect of medicine. This historical sketch traces the use of anesthetics from early practices in ancient Egypt and Greece, where substances like Indian hemp and mandragora were employed, to the significant breakthroughs of the 19th century, including the discovery of nitrous oxide, ether, and chloroform. The text discusses key figures and events that shaped the field of anesthesia, such as Horace Wells’ introduction of nitrous oxide for dental surgery and W.T.G. Morton’s demonstration of ether. The book also covers the transition from ancient methods, often steeped in superstition and rudimentary comprehension, to a more scientific approach driven by experimentation and chemistry, cementing anesthesia's role in modern medicine. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cLondon: Burroughs Wellcome & Co, 1907 |
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| 653 | _aAnesthesia -- History | ||
| 856 | 4 | _uhttps://archive.org/details/39002022398946.med.yale.edu | |
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75020 |
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