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RefNoAP/13/2
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished paper, 'An experimental inquiry into the physiological effects of oxygen gas upon the animal system' by S D [Samuel Daniel] Broughton
Date[1829]
DescriptionBroughton recounts experiments carried out to explore the effect of breathing pure oxygen gas on animal bodies, having noted that the oxygen that we breathe, whilst required to sustain life, is never in its pure form. Broughton's experiments used kittens, sparrows, rabbits, guinea pigs, and mice as test subjects.

An ink inscription on the covering sheet reads 'Not to be printed'.

Subject: Physiology / Chemistry

Communicated by Benjamin Collins Brodie. Received by the Royal Society on 22 February [1829]. Read on 26 March 1829.
Extent22p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8147Brodie; Sir; Benjamin Collins (1783 - 1862); surgeon1783 - 1862
NA5925Broughton; Samuel Daniel (1787 - 1837)1787 - 1837
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