An edition of A treatise on the scurvy, in three parts .. (1756)
A treatise on the scurvy. Containing an inquiry into the nature, causes, and cure, of that disease. Together with a critical and chronological view of what has been published on the subject ...
By James Lind,John Hayman,Paterson, David B. Sc
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Publish Date
1772
Publisher
S. Crowder [etc.]
Language
eng
Pages
533
Description:
Lind’s discovery that food rich in vitamin C provided a cure for scurvy spurred England’s subsequent naval supremacy and putatively changed the course of history.
subjects: Early works to 1800, Scurvy, Therapy, Prevention & control, Vitamin c, Avitaminosis, Scorbut, Ouvrages avant 1800
Times: 18th Cent