| Description |
viii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
1. The explorers' sickness (1498-1700) -- 2. The writings of learned men (1540-1700) -- 3. Scurvy in the British Navy (1700-1772) -- 4. Captain Cook and pneumatic chemistry (1770-1815) -- 5. Land scurvy, potatoes, and potassium (1810-1905) -- 6. Problems in the Arctic and the ptomaine theory (1850-1915) -- 7. Infantile scurvy: the new disease of affluence (1877-1917) -- 8. Guinea pigs and the discovery of vitamin C (1905-1935) -- 9. Needs and uses for vitamin C (1935-1985) -- 10. Retrospect |
| Summary |
Comprehensive account of one of the diseases - scurvy - which had most significant effects on the history of travel and exploration. Information is investigated on an historical basis, beginning in the middle ages and finishing with a discussion of recent mega-vitamin contentions. Includes a chapter on problems in the arctic |
| Analysis |
Man Scurvy, to 1985 |
| Notes |
Spine title: The history of scurvy & vitamin C |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-278) and index |
| Subject |
Vitamin C -- History.
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Scurvy -- History.
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Scurvy.
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Ascorbic Acid Deficiency.
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History.
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Scurvy.
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Ascorbic Acid -- history.
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Scurvy -- history.
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| LC no. |
85025464 |
| ISBN |
0521320291 (hbk.) |
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0521347734 (paperback) |
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