The Atmosphere of Heaven: (Record no. 18631)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
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| ISBN | 0300124392 (hardcover) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780300124392 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 610.92 |
| Author Mark | JAY |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR | |
| Author Name | Jay, Mike. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Atmosphere of Heaven: |
| Sub-Title | The Unnatural Experiments of Dr Beddoes and His Sons of Genius |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of Publication | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Yale University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Pages | 304 p. ; |
| Dimensions | 16.51 x 24.13 cm |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | At the Pneumatic Institution in Bristol, founded in the closing years of the eighteenth century, dramatic experiments with gases precipitated not only a revolution in scientific medicine but also in the history of ideas. Guided by the energy of maverick doctor Thomas Beddoes, the Institution was both laboratory and hospital - the first example of a modern medical research institution. But when its members discovered the mind-altering properties of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, their experiments devolved into a pioneering exploration of consciousness with far-reaching and unforeseen effects. This riveting book is the first to tell the story of Dr. Beddoes and the brilliant circle who surrounded him: Erasmus Darwin, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Robert Southey, who supported his ideas; James Watt, who designed and built his laboratory; Thomas Wedgwood, who funded it; and, his dazzling young chemistry assistant, Humphry Davy, who identified nitrous oxide and tested it on himself, with spectacular results. Medical historian Mike Jay charts the chaotic rise and fall of the Institution in this fast-paced account, and reveals its crucial influence - on modern drug culture, attitudes toward objective and subjective knowledge, the development of anaesthetic surgery, and the birth of the Romantic movement.<br/> |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Included with reference and index |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Subject / Department | Beddoes, Thomas, 1760-1808, Chemists England Biography, Gases Therapeutic use History, Physicians England Biography, Pneumatics History, |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Book |
| Withdrawn status | Not for loan | Collection code | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving Location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Price | Inventory number | Full Call Number | Accession No./Barcode | Date last seen | Koha item type |
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| English Fiction | Air University Multan Campus Library | Air University Multan Campus Library | Fiction | 04/13/2011 | ABSCO Books | 2756.16 | 787 | 610.92 JAY | P000408 | 01/16/2015 | Book |