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Free FreeEther was most famously used in Boston on 16 October 1846 by dentist William Morton. He succeeded in his public demonstration of using a substance he called ' 'letheon' to eliminate pain, previously a necessary part of dentistry or surgery. Anaesthesia was used here, at the Old Operating Theatre, from 1847, after news of the invention had reached England.
But this is not where the story of ether begins. From Valerius Cordus' first description of producing 'Sweet Oil of Vitriol' in 1540 it took 300 years to explore its full potential for medicine: Anaesthesia.
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2015-10-15 2015-10-15 Europe/London Vitriol and Letheon - ether frolics and medicine A talk about the history of ether and its use in anesthetics. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2015/10/15/vitriol-and-letheon-ether-frolics-and-medicine-70526 ,,, Meeting point to be confirmedWhat else is hapening in London on 15th Oct 2015
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