What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Sir Humphry Davy lived in this house, 1799‒1801, as superintendent of the Pneumatic Institution which was founded by Thomas Beddoes, M.D., and here carried out his researches in the nature of nitrous oxide gas, which led him to suggest a practical means of anaesthesia Recorded plaque organisation: Bristol Civic Society.
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- Anthony O'Neil, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Linda Bailey, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Thomas Nugent, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Jaggery, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Neil Owen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Chris Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- DS Pugh, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Mr Andrew Clark, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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