Publications of the Navy Records Society, Volume 109Navy Records Society, 1967 - 303 pagina's |
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Pagina 63
... scurvy ( 42 , 43 ) . This dreadful scourge swept through the ships , aided by the poor health of many of the crews and especially the pensioners , by overcrowding ( with five hundred land forces on board hammocks were spaced even less ...
... scurvy ( 42 , 43 ) . This dreadful scourge swept through the ships , aided by the poor health of many of the crews and especially the pensioners , by overcrowding ( with five hundred land forces on board hammocks were spaced even less ...
Pagina 84
... scurvy , his wounds , in the progress of his disease , broke out afresh , and appeared as if they had never been healed : Nay , what is still more astonishing , the callous of a broken bone , which had been compleatly formed for a long ...
... scurvy , his wounds , in the progress of his disease , broke out afresh , and appeared as if they had never been healed : Nay , what is still more astonishing , the callous of a broken bone , which had been compleatly formed for a long ...
Pagina 88
... scurvy . James Lind in his Treatise of the Scurvy , published in 1753 , was to show that scurvy was essentially a dietary disease , which could be prevented by lemon juice ; but even so , lemon juice did not become a standard naval ...
... scurvy . James Lind in his Treatise of the Scurvy , published in 1753 , was to show that scurvy was essentially a dietary disease , which could be prevented by lemon juice ; but even so , lemon juice did not become a standard naval ...
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