His majesty's subjects: from laboratory to human experiment in pneumatic chemistry.
Experiments in pneumatic chemistry paved the way for medical innovation in the last quarter of the eighteenth century. Thomas Beddoes and James Watt were instrumental in the spread of the use of new gas chemistry in pneumatic therapy, but they were far from alone. There was no shortage of experimental subjects, as the practice was quickly taken up by medics throughout Britain.
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University of Saskatchewan, Department of History, College of Arts and Science, 9 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7N 5A5. l.stewart@usask.ca
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