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Morton's design of the early ether vaporisers
Author(s) -
Desbarax P.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.0003-2409.2002.02570.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ether , organic chemistry , chemistry
Summary The exact design of the ether vaporiser used by William Morton on 16 October 1846 has remained uncertain with many contradictory reports. This article explores the known facts and speculates on the design used on that and subsequent occasions.