By Richard M. Swiderski
This paintings lines the historical past of mercury in pop culture, starting within the early eighteenth century whilst Dr. Thomas Dover, nicknamed “Dr. Quicksilver,” all started prescribing doses of uncooked mercury to filter out intestinal blockages and rid the physique of syphilis and different illnesses. the writer then info the position of mercury in different scientific, business, and cultural purposes. within the fields of dentistry and vaccination, mercury remains to be used as a preservative and amalgamative agent. within the cosmetics undefined, mercury used to be used as a favored “skin lightener” in soaps and dermis lotions. within the early improvement of obstetrics and gynecology, mercury used to be used to stimulate belief and fetal abortion. Many extra makes use of of mercury, besides many extra, are defined within the paintings, whereas numerous appendices supply translations of infrequent works which reference mercury.
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