Colton GQ. Anæsthesia, who made and developed this great discovery? : a statement delivered upon the mellowing of occasion, 1886.
Catalog Record: Colton GQ. Anæsthesia, who made and developed this great discovery? : a statement delivered upon the mellowing of occasion, 1886.
Title: Anaesthesia, who made and developed this great discovery? : a statement delivered upon the mellowing of occasion / by G.Q. Colton.
AccessKey: abvr
Author: Colton, Gardner Quincy, 1814-1898.
WLM Call Number: WO 211 C725a 1886 RB
Accession No.: Copy 1, RB9350 ; Copy 2, 9351
Publisher: New York : A.G. Sherwood & Co., 1886.
Physical Descrip: 15 p. ; 22 cm
Document Type: Pamphlet
Language: eng
Provenance: Author’s signature on title page of copy 1.
Subject: Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Subject: Ether Controversy – Letter.
Subject: Anesthesia – history.
Subject: Nitrous Oxide.
Abstract: Colton’s statement affirming the merit of Horace Wells as the discoverer of anesthesia. Colton claims that he was the “occasion” that prompted Wells to conceive the idea, self-experiment and proclaim it to the world, despite negative reception of his demonstration.
General Notes: This pamphlet was reprinted in 1888, with the addition of an appendix reprinting three testimonial documents in praise of Colton’s contributions.
General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics August 25, 2008.
General Notes: Copy 2 in a protective enclosure.
General Notes: Copy 1 donated to the Wood Library Museum by Dr. Elliot V. Miller, 10/26/1991.