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Notebook on poisonous gases, circa 1916

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Title(s):: Notebook on poisonous gases.
Published/Created:: Great Britain, circa 1916.
Physical Description:: 1 volume (56 pages) ; 17 cm.
Holdings:: Rare Books and Manuscripts
UG447 .N68 1916
Yale Center for British Art, Friends of British Art Fund
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Copyright Status:: Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:: http://hdl.handle.net/10079/alma/99109491433408651
Classification:: Archives & Manuscripts
Notes:: In contemporary "Memo book," limp red paper wrappers.
Manuscript pocket notebook containing handwritten information on poison gases, collected by an unidentified compiler, circa 1916. The volume includes information on blister gas, decontamination of respirators, mustard gas, tear gases, detection of gases, and the effect of weather on gases. It details the identification, symptoms, effects, and attempted cures for poisoning.
Subject Terms:: Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous -- War use.
World War, 1914–1918 -- Gas warfare.
Form/Genre:: Notebooks.
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