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Four pages from Volume 18 of the Encyclopaedia Britannica: the title page, the copyright page (dated 1961) and pages 99 and 100 with the entry "Pneumonoconiosis," initialed G. W. H. S. (Dr. G. W. H. Schepers). The entry describes dust diseases of the lung, says "In modern industries, dust hazards have been virtually eliminated by advance engineering planning," and lists asbestos among exposures closely associated with lung cancer. It is marked as trial exhibit P-480.
- Published by
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
- Series
- The Motley 1000
- Date
- 1961
- Numbers
- Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001827 – 001830; Motley 1000 no. 479
- Rights
- Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., Chicago, 1961 printing.
In Johns-Manville's index
Johns-Manville's legal department indexed the Motley 1,000 in 1984. Its index describes this document as follows:
Encyclopedia Brittanica, Vol. 18, 1958, excerpt on pneumoconiosis.
About this copy
This is document 479 of the Motley 1,000, from the set the Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust's records facility certified as true copies, pages CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001827 to CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001830.
Cited by Barry Castleman
In Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects (5th edition, 2005), which cites it in:
- Chapter 5 (Asbestos Product Use), p. 331
Cited on this site
Cite this document
“Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol. 18, Excerpt on Pneumonoconiosis (1961 Printing, Exhibit P-480).” 1961. The Motley 1000, Bates CRMC-Motley1000-Subj-001827 – 001830, Motley 1000 no. 479. Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/books/encyclopaedia-britannica-vol-18-excerpt-on-pneumonoconiosis-1961-printing-exhibit-p-480.
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