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Joseph Lister (Britannica)

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Encyclopaedia Britannica's biography of Joseph Lister, covering the introduction of antiseptic surgical technique at Glasgow Royal Infirmary.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Lister-Baron-Lister-of-Lyme-Regis
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
Claims Backed By This Source (15 claims)

This source backs 15 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 7 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Concepts, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate.

Well-attested

12

Concepts

Scientists

Scholarly debate

1

Concepts

Holds

1

Scientists

General References

1

Scientists

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