Abstract Chemistry has often been pressed into the service of medicine. In the years following Lavoisier's chemical revolution, the attention of chemists focused upon gases. Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808) developed a research programme that explored the therapeutic effects of different gases in the treatment of tuberculosis and other diseases. Beddoes was inspired by the discoveries of Joseph Priestley, employed young Humphry Davy as an assistant in his researches, received advice and encouragement from Erasmus Darwin, and used pneumatic apparatus designed by James Watt. He also engaged in efforts directed at social reform and at reforms in public health, being especially concerned with the condition of the poor. His Pneumatic Institution in Bristol was at one and the same time a research centre and a health clinic. This paper explores the interaction between chemistry and medicine in Beddoes' career, within a context of scientific and social ferment.

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Thomas Beddo 博士介绍了气动和预防医学与化学的相互作用

摘要 化学经常被用于医学服务。在拉瓦锡的化学革命之后的几年里，化学家的注意力集中在气体上。Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808) 制定了一项研究计划，探索不同气体在治疗结核病和其他疾病方面的疗效。Beddoes 受到 Joseph Priestley 发现的启发，聘请年轻的 Humphry Davy 作为他的研究助手，得到 Erasmus Darwin 的建议和鼓励，并使用了 James Watt 设计的气动装置。他还致力于社会改革和公共卫生改革，特别关注穷人的状况。他在布里斯托尔的气动机构既是研究中心又是健康诊所。