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COOK, James

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The method taken for preserving the health of the crew of H.M.S. the Resolution during her late voyage round the world. In: Sir John Pringle, A discourse upon some late improvements in the means for preserving the health of mariners.

London: The Royal Society, 1776.

Following the scurvy-preventing suggestions of James Lind, Cook lost only one man to disease on his second voyage from 1768-1771. Reprinted in Phil. Trans., 1776, 66, 402-06. See No. 2156.



Subjects: NUTRITION / DIET › Deficiency Diseases › Scurvy, VOYAGES & Travels by Physicians, Surgeons & Scientists