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Physical effects of compressed air, and of the causes of pathological symptoms produced on man, by increased atmospheric pressure employed for the sinking of piers, in the construction of the Illinois and St. Louis Bridge over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri.

Publication Details

St. Louis, MO: R. & T.A. Ennis, Stationers and Printers, 1871 CE.

Study of caisson disease and its treatement resulting from experience in treating workmen constructing the Eads Bridge, which opened in 1874. Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#10483
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12676
External URLphysical-effects-of-compressed-air-and-of-the-causes-of-pathological-symptoms-produced-on-man-by-increased-atmospheric-pressure-employed-for-the-sinking-of-piers-in-the-construction-of-the-illinois-and-st-louis-bridge-over-the-mississippi-river-at-st-louis-missouri

Geographic Context

Publication place: St. Louis, MO