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Scurvy

Author : Stephen Bown
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750999217
Total Pages : 243 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy written by Stephen Bown and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2021-11-17 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Age of Sail scurvy was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses, and its cure ranks among the greatest of military successes – yet its impact on history has mostly been ignored. Stephen Bown searches back to the earliest recorded appearance of scurvy in the sixteenth century, to the eighteenth century when the disease was at its gum-shredding, bone-snapping worst, and to the early nineteenth century, when the preventative was finally put into service. Bown introduces us to James Lind, the navy surgeon and medical detective, whose research on the disease spawned the implementation of the cure; Captain James Cook, who successfully avoided scurvy on his epic voyages; and Gilbert Blane, whose social status and charisma won over the British Navy. Scurvy is a lively recounting of how three determined individuals overcame the constraints of eighteenth-century thinking to solve the greatest medical mystery of their era.

Scurvy

Author : Jonathan Lamb
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691182930
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy written by Jonathan Lamb and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual history of scurvy in the eighteenth century Scurvy—a disease usually associated with long stretches of maritime travel—generated extraordinary sensations. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy unlike any other, probing its cultural impact during the eighteenth-century age of geographic and scientific discovery. Drawing on historical accounts from scientists and voyagers as well as major literary works, Lamb explains the medical knowledge surrounding scurvy and the debates about its cause, prevention, and attempted cures. He argues that a “culture” of scurvy arose in the colony of Australia, which was prey to the disease in its early years, and identifies a literature of scurvy in the works of such figures as Herman Melville, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Francis Bacon, and Jonathan Swift. Masterful and illuminating, Scurvy shows how eighteenth-century journeys of discovery not only ventured outward to the ends of the earth, but were also an inward voyage into the realms of sensation and passion.

The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C

Author : Kenneth J. Carpenter
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521347730
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (477 download)

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Book Synopsis The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C by : Kenneth J. Carpenter

Download or read book The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C written by Kenneth J. Carpenter and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1988-04-29 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a survey of the fascinating history of the various ideas and theories causing scurvy.

A Treatise on the Scurvy

Author : James Lind
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230473932
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (739 download)

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Book Synopsis A Treatise on the Scurvy by : James Lind

Download or read book A Treatise on the Scurvy written by James Lind and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1772 edition. Excerpt: ... would not have published any thing upon, the subject. There is an edition of Roujjetii put down by Mercklin si J and Lipeniusk in the year 1564; arid of Wierius observa* tions in 1567. The learned Dr. AJiruc (/) Is of opinion, that these last were not pub* listied till 1580. It is thus far certain, that those authors corresponded together; and upon Wierus sending to Ronjfeus Ecbthius's letter, now called his Epitome, he published it, together with his own work, Wierus*s observations, and two of Langius's epistles* in the year 1583. CHAP. IL Bibliotheca scorbutica: or, A chronological /view of what has hitherto been published on tbejcurvy. A. D. DEGREESfOan. Echthii defcorbtito, velscorbu* 1541**/ tica pqffione DEGREES epitome. He proposes it as a question, Whether the blood in the scurvy may not be corrupted* without the spleen or any other of the bowels being affected ? but is inclined to think the spleen often is. He assigns as causes of this disease, gross and unwhole some si) Linden, rtnwat. sk) Bibliotheca rial, medic. (I) Lib, dt morbit venereis. some food, such as salted, dried, or putrid flesh and fish, rancid pork, spoilt bread, bad water, &c. He distinguishes the symptoms into two classes. The first contains such as appear at the beginning, and are common to it with other diseases; the second, the succeeding and more certain signs of the malady. Under the first, he comprehends a heaviness of the body, with an unusual weariness, generally most sensibly felt after exercise; a tightness of the breast, and a weakness of the legs; an itching, redness, and pain of the gums; a change of colour in the face to a darkish hue: and observes, that where all these symptoms concur, we may fortel an approaching scurvy. But the more certain

Vitamin C Fortification of Food Aid Commodities

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309059992
Total Pages : 99 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Vitamin C Fortification of Food Aid Commodities written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1998-02-02 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309069491
Total Pages : 530 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Book Synopsis Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids by : Institute of Medicine

Download or read book Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Selenium, and Carotenoids written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-08-27 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is the newest release in the authoritative series of quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) is the newest framework for an expanded approach developed by U.S. and Canadian scientists. This book discusses in detail the role of vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium, and the carotenoids in human physiology and health. For each nutrient the committee presents what is known about how it functions in the human body, which factors may affect how it works, and how the nutrient may be related to chronic disease. Dietary Reference Intakes provides reference intakes, such as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs), for use in planning nutritionally adequate diets for different groups based on age and gender, along with a new reference intake, the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), designed to assist an individual in knowing how much is "too much" of a nutrient.

Scurvy Dogs

Author : Kevin Frank
Publisher : Kane/Miller Book Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781610674591
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy Dogs written by Kevin Frank and published by Kane/Miller Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Laugh-out-loud funny! Perfect read aloud and a wonderful companion to any story time circle. Graphic novel format introduces visual storytelling alongside humorous dialog and plot.This fully illustrated middle grade graphic novel for kids who like silly books will take you on a swashbuckling journey like no other! Join a comical cast of backyard pets - Captain Hooktail, First Mate Chubs, Helmsman Patch and Tinkles - as they hunt for treasure (at the local butshop) and fight with sworn enemies (alley cats!).

A Treatise of the Scurvy in Three Parts

Author : James Lind
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.+/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Treatise of the Scurvy in Three Parts written by James Lind and published by . This book was released on 1753 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scurvy

Author : Stephen J. Bown
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 146681702X
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy written by Stephen J. Bown and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2005-08-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scurvy took a terrible toll in the Age of Sail, killing more sailors than were lost in all sea battles combined. The threat of the disease kept ships close to home and doomed those vessels that ventured too far from port. The willful ignorance of the royal medical elite, who endorsed ludicrous medical theories based on speculative research while ignoring the life-saving properties of citrus fruit, cost tens of thousands of lives and altered the course of many battles at sea. The cure for scurvy ranks among the greatest of human accomplishments, yet its impact on history has, until now, been largely ignored. From the earliest recorded appearance of the disease in the sixteenth century, to the eighteenth century, where a man had only half a chance of surviving the scourge, to the early nineteenth century, when the British conquered scurvy and successfully blockaded the French and defeated Napoleon, Scurvy is a medical detective story for the ages, the fascinating true story of how James Lind (the surgeon), James Cook (the mariner), and Gilbert Blane (the gentleman) worked separately to eliminate the dreaded affliction. Scurvy is an evocative journey back to the era of wooden ships and sails, when the disease infiltrated every aspect of seafaring life: press gangs "recruit" mariners on the way home from a late night at the pub; a terrible voyage in search of riches ends with a hobbled fleet and half the crew heaved overboard; Cook majestically travels the South Seas but suffers an unimaginable fate. Brimming with tales of ships, sailors, and baffling bureaucracy, Scurvy is a rare mix of compelling history and classic adventure story.

Scurvy

Author : Jonathan Lamb
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400884543
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy written by Jonathan Lamb and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intellectual history of scurvy in the eighteenth century Scurvy, a disease often associated with long stretches of maritime travel, generated sensations exceeding the standard of what was normal. Eyes dazzled, skin was morbidly sensitive, emotions veered between disgust and delight. In this book, Jonathan Lamb presents an intellectual history of scurvy unlike any other, probing the speechless encounter with powerful sensations to tell the story of the disease that its victims couldn't because they found their illness too terrible and, in some cases, too exciting. Drawing on historical accounts from scientists and voyagers as well as major literary works, Lamb traces the cultural impact of scurvy during the eighteenth-century age of geographical and scientific discovery. He explains the medical knowledge surrounding scurvy and the debates about its cause, prevention, and attempted cures. He vividly describes the phenomenon and experience of "scorbutic nostalgia," in which victims imagined mirages of food, water, or home, and then wept when such pleasures proved impossible to consume or reach. Lamb argues that a culture of scurvy arose in the colony of Australia, which was prey to the disease in its early years, and identifies a literature of scurvy in the works of such figures as Herman Melville, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Francis Bacon, and Jonathan Swift. Masterful and illuminating, Scurvy shows how the journeys of discovery in the eighteenth century not only ventured outward to the ends of the earth, but were also an inward voyage into the realms of sensation and passion.

Scurvy, Past and Present

Author : Alfred F. Hess
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (129 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy, Past and Present written by Alfred F. Hess and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Scurvy Goonda: The Story of an Odd Boy and the Pirate Who Ruined His Life

Author : Chris McCoy
Publisher : Yearling Books
ISBN 13 : 0375847391
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Scurvy Goonda: The Story of an Odd Boy and the Pirate Who Ruined His Life written by Chris McCoy and published by Yearling Books. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At age fourteen, Ted Merritt is eager to replace his imaginary friend, a pirate, with real friends but soon he is led from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, into a world of "abstract companions" who are intent on wreaking vengeance on the human race.

On the Prevention of Scurvy, in prisons, pauper lunatic asylums, &c. ... From the London Medical Gazette, etc

Author : William BALY (M.D.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book On the Prevention of Scurvy, in prisons, pauper lunatic asylums, &c. ... From the London Medical Gazette, etc written by William BALY (M.D.) and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Remarks on the Cause of Scurvy, and on the means by which it may be prevented in merchant ships

Author : George BUDD (Professor of Medicine in King's College, London.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (22 download)

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Book Synopsis Remarks on the Cause of Scurvy, and on the means by which it may be prevented in merchant ships by : George BUDD (Professor of Medicine in King's College, London.)

Download or read book Remarks on the Cause of Scurvy, and on the means by which it may be prevented in merchant ships written by George BUDD (Professor of Medicine in King's College, London.) and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Hoosh

Author : Jason C. Anthony
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803244746
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Hoosh written by Jason C. Anthony and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-11-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Antarctica, the last place on Earth, is not famous for its cuisine. Yet it is famous for stories of heroic expeditions in which hunger was the one spice everyone carried. At the dawn of Antarctic cuisine, cooks improvised under inconceivable hardships, castaways ate seal blubber and penguin breasts while fantasizing about illustrious feasts, and men seeking the South Pole stretched their rations to the breaking point. Today, Antarctica’s kitchens still wait for provisions at the far end of the planet’s longest supply chain. Scientific research stations serve up cafeteria fare that often offers more sustenance than style. Jason C. Anthony, a veteran of eight seasons in the U.S. Antarctic Program, offers a rare workaday look at the importance of food in Antarctic history and culture. Anthony’s tour of Antarctic cuisine takes us from hoosh (a porridge of meat, fat, and melted snow, often thickened with crushed biscuit) and the scurvy-ridden expeditions of Shackleton and Scott through the twentieth century to his own preplanned three hundred meals (plus snacks) for a two-person camp in the Transantarctic Mountains. The stories in Hoosh are linked by the ingenuity, good humor, and indifference to gruel that make Anthony’s tale as entertaining as it is enlightening.

The Pirates of Scurvy Sands

Author : Jonny Duddle
Publisher : Templar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178741356X
Total Pages : 41 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (874 download)

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Download or read book The Pirates of Scurvy Sands written by Jonny Duddle and published by Templar Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This summer, Matilda is going on holiday with her friends, the Jolley-Rogers. Their destination is the island of Scurvy Sands - a favourite holiday destination for pirates. When Matilda arrives, the swashbuckling residents are not too impressed with her. She has clean teeth, tidy clothes and doesn't smell like she's been at sea for six months without washing - she's definitely no pirate. But when Matilda discovers the secret of the legendary treasure of Scurvy Sands, the pirates decide that maybe some lubbers aren't so bad. A scurvy sequel to the bestselling The Pirates Next Door.

Sea Cows, Shamans, and Scurvy

Author : Ann Arnold
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 9780374399474
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book Sea Cows, Shamans, and Scurvy written by Ann Arnold and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2008-10-28 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On June 4, 1741, Georg Wilhelm Steller set sail from Avacha Bay in Siberia on the St. Peter, under the command of Vitus Bering. The crew was bound for America on the last leg of an expedition whose mission was to explore, describe, and map Russia’s vast lands from the Ural Mountains across Siberia to the Kamchatka Peninsula, and possibly lay claim to the northwest coast of America – if they could find it, for no European had ever reached America by this route. Officially, Steller was the ship’s mineralogist, but in practice he was its doctor, minister, and naturalist as well. Appointed to the expedition in 1737 by the Academy of Science in St. Petersburg, he was sworn to secrecy concerning any discoveries. Making judicious use of Steller’s richly detailed journals and liberal use of illustrations and maps, Ann Arnold allows the reader to join Steller on this fascinating voyage and its final dangerous mission, which left half the crew dead and the rest suffering from scurvy.