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Addington, Anthony. An Essay on the Sea-Scurvy: Wherein Is Proposed an Easy Method of Curing that Distemper at Sea: And for Preserving Water Sweet for any Cruize or Voyage. Reading: C. Micklewright, 1753, 47 pp.
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18th century, eighteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition , voyage
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Allison, Richard Sydney. Sea Diseases: The Story of a Great Natural Experiment in the Preventive Medicine in the Royal Navy. London: Bale Medical, 1943, xxiii, 218 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; age of sail; condition; health; Royal Navy; scurvy;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , Royal Navy, Britain, England, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Allison, Richard Sydney. The Surgeon Probationers. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1979, xix, 142 pp. Included "Clinical Notes" by R.J. Willan.
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condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Royal Navy, Britain, England, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Anderson, Richard M. "The Navy Ration: A Page from the Old Navy." USNIP, 92 (April 1966): 186-88. Standardized in 1842.
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age of sail; Anglo-American; condition; health; scurvy; victualling;
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age of sail, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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Archer, Sally & Haycock, David. Health and Medicine at Sea, 1700-1900. Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer, 240 pp. In 2009, noted as forthcoming.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Admiralty; age of sail; condition; health; scurvy; victualling;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , victualling, food ration, diet for naval personnel, nutrition
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Armstrong, Alexander. Observations on Naval Hygiene and Scurvy: More Particularly as the Latter Appeared during a Polar Voyage. London: John Churchill, 1858, 117 pp. Armstrong, 1818-1899.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; health; scurvy;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Bartholomew, Michael. "James Lind and Scurvy: A Revaluation." J Mar Res (1 January 2002).
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18th C. (1700-1799); health; personality; Royal Navy; scurvy;
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18th century, eighteenth, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, personality, prominent leader, noted person , Royal Navy, Britain, England, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Birch, G.G. & Parker, K.J., eds. Vitamin C: Recent Aspects of Its Phyusiological and Technical Importance. London: Applied Science, 1974, xx, 259 pp. 15 essays, some cited; historical aspects.
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health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , science
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Boudriot, Jean. The Seventy-Four Gun Ship: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Naval Architecture. 4 vols. Rotherfield: Jean Boudriot; Annapolis: NIP, 1974-1978, 1986-1988, 1062 pp.Trans: David H. Roberts; exquisite detail; drawings & paintings.
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18th C. (1700-1799); scurvy; ship; ship of the line; shipbuilding;
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18th century, eighteenth, shipbuilding, shipbuilder, shipbuilders, ship of the line, sailing battleship, first rate , ship, boat, vessel, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Bown, Stephen R. Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail. Toronto: Allen, 2003, 254 pp. James Lind, James Cook & Gilbert Blane.
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18th C. (1700-1799); 19th C. (1800-1899); Cook, James; health; scurvy;
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18th century, eighteenth, 19th century, nineteenth, Cook, James, health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency
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Brown, Stephen R. Scurvy. New York: St. Martin, 2004, 256 pp. Worst of all dangers; development of cure.
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scurvy, health, search for cure, vitamin C deficiency , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon
Abbreviations | |
AHR | American Historical Review |
Alb | Albion |
alt | alternate |
Am Nep | American Neptune |
AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
comp | Compiled by |
DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
EcHR | Economic History Review |
ed | editor or edited by |
EnHR | English Historical Review |
HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
His Res | Historical Research |
His Tod | History Today |
Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
IHR | International History Review |
intro | introduction |
J Am His | Journal of American History |
J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
JBS | Journal of British Studies |
J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
J Wor His | Journal of World History |
MM | Mariner's Mirror |
Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
NMM | National Maritime Museum |
Nav Rev | Naval Review |
NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
NIP | Naval Institute Press |
Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
P & P | Past and Present |
Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
trans | translated by |
UP | University Press |
USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
War & Soc | War and Society |
War in His | War in History |
W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
WSS | World Ship Society |