The Age of Scurvy

How a Surgeon, a Mariner and a Gentleman Helped Britain Win the Battle of Trafalgar

Stephen R. Bown (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2005 | 2nd New edition
Summersdale Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84024-402-1 (ISBN)

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From the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, one dreaded foe was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses combined. This scourge of the seas was Scurvy. Countless mariners perished from an agonising death which began with bleeding gums, wobbly teeth and the opening of old wounds. Surgeon James Lind, sea captain James Cook, and physician Sir Gilbert Blane determined to crack the riddle of Scurvy. Their achievements heralded a new era and solved the greatest medical mystery of the Age of Sail.

Stephen R. Bown is an award winning historical writer whose articles have appeared in Canada's national history magazines. His first book was Sightseers and Scholars: Scientific Travellers in the Golden Age of Natural History. He lives in the Canadian Rockies with his wife and son.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.2005
Zusatzinfo	Ill.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	1-84024-402-X / 184024402X
ISBN-13	978-1-84024-402-1 / 9781840244021
Zustand	Neuware