Project Gutenberg 2025-01-02 Public domain in the USA. 147 Burroughs Wellcome and Company Burroughs Wellcome & Co. Anæsthetics antient and modern : $b An historical sketch of anæsthesia Anaesthetics ancient and modern : An historical sketch of anaesthesia $aLondon :$bBurroughs Wellcome & Co, $c1907. Thiers 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) "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.) https://archive.org/details/39002022398946.med.yale.edu 20231217124845anon 1907 GB Reading ease score: 53.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Anesthesia -- History RD Text Category: History - Other Category: Health & Medicine 155229 2025-06-29T13:40:37.098664 text/html 130489 2025-01-02T05:09:54 text/html 4083948 2025-06-29T13:40:43.621620 application/epub+zip 4083862 2025-06-29T13:40:39.784654 application/epub+zip 140821 2025-06-29T13:40:38.405638 application/epub+zip 4145554 2025-06-29T13:40:46.094617 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4128200 2025-06-29T13:40:42.387648 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 113241 2025-06-29T13:40:36.141654 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 93248 2025-01-02T05:09:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15521 2025-06-29T13:40:46.257638 application/rdf+xml 26271 2025-06-29T13:40:38.590638 image/jpeg 3747 2025-06-29T13:40:38.496654 image/jpeg 6163545 2025-06-29T13:40:37.203657 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog