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An inquiry into the origin of modern anaesthesia

Title
An inquiry into the origin of modern anaesthesia [electronic resource] / by Truman Smith.
Author
Smith, Truman, 1791-1884.
Publication
Hartford : Brown and Gross, 1867

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Description
165 p, [1] leaf of plates : port.; 23 cm.
Alternative Title
  • Modern anaesthesia
  • Anaesthesia
Subject
  • Wells, Horace, 1815-1848
  • Morton, W. T. G. 1819-1868
  • Jackson, Charles T. 1805-1880
  • Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
  • Anesthetics > United States > History
  • Anesthetics > United States > Case studies
Note
  • "The papers constituting this examination were, with the exception of the last chapter, originally published as communications in "The Medical and Surgical Reporter," at Philadelphia, under the 'nom de plume' of 'A Lover of Truth and Justice,' and are now re-published with a view to a more extended circulation"--P. [3]
  • "Life of Horace Wells, M.D." by P.W. Ellsworth, M.D.: p. [7]-13.
  • Includes a history of the controversy over the discovery of anesthesia by the claimants W. T. G. Morton, Horace Wells, and Charles T. Jackson, with letters, and testimonials on Wells' behalf, a Senate report of the Hon. Henry Wilson, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, an addendum and an appendix with letters and case studies.
  • Reproduction of original from Huntington Library.
  • Sabin no. 84449.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
CTRG00-B245
Author
Smith, Truman, 1791-1884.
Title
An inquiry into the origin of modern anaesthesia [electronic resource] / by Truman Smith.
Imprint
Hartford : Brown and Gross, 1867 (Hartford, Conn. : Case, Lockwood & Co.)
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG00-B245
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Cover Title
Modern anaesthesia
Running Title
Anaesthesia
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