Wells H. A history of the discovery of the application of nitrous oxide gas, ether, and other vapors, to surgical operations, 1847.

Catalog Record: Wells H. A history of the discovery of the application of nitrous oxide gas, ether, and other vapors, to surgical operations, 1847.

Title: A history of the discovery of the application of nitrous oxide gas, ether, and other vapors, to surgical operations / by Horace Wells.

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Author: Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.

WLM Call Number: WO 211 E81 W4 1847 RB

Accession No.: 782

Publisher: Hartford : J. Gaylord Wells, 1847.

Physical Descrip: 25 p. ; 19 cm

Document Type: Pamphlet

Language: eng

Subject: Wells, Horace, 1815-1848.
Subject: Ether Controversy – Letter.
Subject: Anesthesia – history.

Abstract: This compilation contains papers and testimonies gathered by Horace Wells for submission to the scientific and medical societies in Europe to establish his claim for priority in the discovery of surgical anesthesia.

General Notes: Digitized by Northern Micrographics August 25, 2008.

General Notes: “The following pages contain a correct copy of those papers which prove conclusively that I made known this discovery in November 1844 which date is nearly two years prior to that given by Drs. Jackson and
Morton” [preface].

General Notes: This is Wells’ only separate publication on anesthesia [Fulton-Stanton catalogue: III: 4].