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Wells Demonstration Proves Unconvincing

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Wells Demonstration Proves Unconvincing

Horace Wells · Boston · Medical Pioneer

A public demonstration of nitrous oxide by Horace Wells failed to persuade observers that reliable anaesthesia had been achieved.

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