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Francis Sibson. Photograph.

Francis Sibson (1814-1876) : pioneer and prophet in anaesthesia / J.R. Maltby.

A short account of the life and writings of Francis Sibson / edited by W.M. Ord.

Collected works of Francis Sibson / edited by William M. Ord.

The body of a man seen from behind with the trunk dissected to reveal the vertebrae, ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

The body of a man lying down, with his trunk dissected to reveal the ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

The body of a woman seen from behind with the trunk dissected: two figures showing the lungs after breathing out (left) and after breathing in (right, simulated by inflating the lungs). Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

The body of a youth with his trunk dissected: two figures showing the ribs and viscera, especially the position of the heart in systole and diastole. Coloured lithograph by J.B. Léveillé after William Fairland, 1869.

The body of a man with the trunk dissected: two figures showing the lungs after breathing out (left) and after breathing in (right, simulated by inflating the lungs). Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

The body of a standing man with his head shaved and his trunk dissected to reveal the ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

The body of a standing man with his head shaved and his trunk dissected to reveal the viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

On the movements of respiration in disease and on the use of a chest-measurer / [F. Sibson].

Reminiscences of a medical life : with cases and practical illustrations / By Jonathan Toogood.

On the mechanism of respiration / by Francis Sibson ; communicated by Thomas Bell.

The body of a man seen from the front with the trunk dissected to reveal the ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

On the blow-hole of the porpoise / by Francis Sibson ; communicated by Thomas Bell.

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Francis Sibson

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Works from the collections

On the movements of respiration in disease and on the use of a chest-measurer / [F. Sibson].

Reminiscences of a medical life : with cases and practical illustrations / By Jonathan Toogood.

On the mechanism of respiration / by Francis Sibson ; communicated by Thomas Bell.

The body of a man seen from the front with the trunk dissected to reveal the ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

On the blow-hole of the porpoise / by Francis Sibson ; communicated by Thomas Bell.

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Francis Sibson

Images from the collections

Images by Francis Sibson

Images featuring Francis Sibson

Works from the collections

On the movements of respiration in disease and on the use of a chest-measurer / [F. Sibson].

Reminiscences of a medical life : with cases and practical illustrations / By Jonathan Toogood.

On the mechanism of respiration / by Francis Sibson ; communicated by Thomas Bell.

The body of a man seen from the front with the trunk dissected to reveal the ribs and viscera. Coloured lithograph by William Fairland, 1869.

On the blow-hole of the porpoise / by Francis Sibson ; communicated by Thomas Bell.

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