Blessed days of anaesthesia : how anaesthetics changed the world /
Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the dis...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Among the great discoveries of the nineteenth century, few offer a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the new science of anaesthesia. This vivid and engaging history reveals how the worlds of Victorian medics, moralists, and clergymen were plunged into turmoil and debate by the discovery and introduction of anaesthetic medicine. - ;Among all the great discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century, few offer us a more fascinating insight into Victorian society than the discovery of anaesthesia. Now considered to be one of the greatest inventions for humanity since the p. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 226 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-213) and index. |
ISBN: | 0191539570 9780191539572 1281975648 9781281975645 9786611975647 6611975640 |