THIS is the third volume of an important series entitled “Masters of Medicine,” of which two volumes have already been issued under the editorship of the late Mr. Ernest Hart. The series is ...

A white marble bust of physician Sir James Young Simpson is on the wall of St Andrew's chapel in Westminster Abbey (unfortunately rather obscured by a large monument in front of it). This is by the ...

Queen Victoria permitted the use of chloroform during the delivery of her son, Prince Leopold, in 1853.This brandy decanter was used by Sir James Young Simpson (1811-1870) whilst pioneering his ...