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Pneumatic Institution

1799 establishments in England1802 disestablishments in England18th century in Bristol19th century in BristolEngvarB from October 2013
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Bristol Pneumatic Institute. Wellcome L0001624
Bristol Pneumatic Institute. Wellcome L0001624

The Pneumatic Institution (also referred to as Pneumatic Institute) was a medical research facility in Bristol, England, in 1799–1802. It was established by physician and science writer Thomas Beddoes to study the medical effects of gases, known as factitious airs, that had recently been discovered. Humphry Davy headed the Institution's laboratory, examining the effects of laughing gas on himself and others, and James Watt designed much of the lab's equipment.

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