Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870): Masters of MedicineGordon, H. Laing (Henry Laing)
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Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870): Masters of Medicine
Gordon, H. Laing (Henry Laing)
Anesthetics; Chloroform; Simpson, James Young, 1811-1870
9. "An Account of two Barrows at Spottiswoode, Berwickshire, opened by
the Lady John Scott." _Proceedings of Antiquarian Society of
Scotland_, vol iv., 1868.
10. "Did John de Vigo describe Acupressure in the Sixteenth Century?"
_British Medical Journal_, Aug. 24, 1867; _Medical Times and Gazette_,
1867, vol. ii., p. 187.
11. "Account of some Ancient Sculptures on the Walls of Caves in
Fife." 1867.
12. "Notices of some Ancient Sculptures on the Walls of Caves."
_Proceedings of the Royal Society_; Edinburgh, 1867.
13. "Cup-cuttings and Ring-cuttings on the Calder Stones, near
Liverpool." 1866. _Transactions of the Historical Society of
Lancashire and Cheshire._
14. "Archaeology--its past and its future work." Annual Address to the
Society of Antiquarians of Scotland, January 28, 1861.
15. "The Cat Stane, Edinburghshire." _Proceedings of the Society of
Antiquaries, Scotland_, 1861.
16. "Archaic Sculpturings of Cups, Circles, &c., upon Stones and Rocks
in Scotland, England, and other countries." 1867.
17. "Is the Pyramid at Gizeh a Meteorological Monument?" _Proceedings
of the Royal Society_; Edinburgh, 1868.
18. "Pyramidal Structures in Egypt and elsewhere." _Proceedings of the
Royal Society_; Edinburgh, 1868.
19. "Cell at Inchcolm."
The above list is founded on that given by Professor Gusscrow in his
"Zur Erinnerung an Sir James Y. Simpson." Berlin, 1871.
II.
On _post mortem_ examination the following observations on Sir James
Simpson's head were made:--
Skull--circumference round by occipital protuberance and below
frontal eminences, 22-1/2 inches.
--from ear to ear, 13 inches.
--from occipital protuberance to point between superciliary
ridges, 13 inches.
Brain--weight of entire brain (cerebrum and cerebellum) was 54
ounces; the cerebellum, pons, and medulla oblongata weighed
5-1/4 ounces.
The convolutions of the cerebrum were remarkable for their number,
depth, and intricate foldings. This was noticed more particularly in
the anterior lobes and the islands of Reil.
Extract from _British Medical Journal_, May 14, 1870.
INDEX
A
Academy of Sciences (France), 194
Acupressure, 173
Adam Street, Simpson's lodgings in, 20, 30
Addresses, Graduation, 74-77, 200
Alcohol as an anaesthetic, 93
Alison, Professor, 56, 59, 73, 148
America, United States of, and anaesthesia, 83, 96, 199
Anaesthesia, 88, 178
opposition to:
(1) medical, 113
(2) moral, 120
(3) religious, 123.
Discovery of, 88
results of, 130
Antiquarians, Scots Society of, 8, 71, 156
Appendix, 223
Archaeological works, Simpson's, 223
Archaeology, 4, 8, 152, 223
Argyle, Duke of, 217
Arts, curriculum of, 14, 19, 20
Aytoun, 27
B
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