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...who, in 1774, identified that a quality in fruit prevented the disease of scurvy in what was the first recorded controlled experiment. ...surrounding vit. C's discovery and patenting and related issues (e.g. how scurvy was gradually accepted, how nascent globalisation of trade enabled the prov

...ouring cannon fire from land and sea over infantry assault. Bombardment, [[scurvy]], lack of [[water]], perhaps a shortage of [[gunpowder]] and the threat of

...="pmid10570371">{{cite journal |author=Hirschmann JV ''& al.''|title=Adult scurvy |journal=J Am Acad Dermatol |volume=41 |pages=895–906; quiz 907–10 |yea First known as the vitamin that prevents [[scurvy]] (hence its chemical name, '''ascorbic acid'''), vitamin C is an important

...final collapse, a premortal syndrome, and there is a very wide gap between scurvy and full health. But nobody knows what full health is! This could be found

...e servant, and six Christian Indians from Lower California had died from [[scurvy]] since the expedition's arrival; serious consideration was therefore given

...r parties failed, and the ship's entire crew was eventually debilitated by scurvy and short rations when, against all hope, Lieutenant Pym, on a sledge exped ...ad been thin, and sickly-looking; their gums were blackened (probably from scurvy) and they were hauling a large whaleboat. The next season, the Inuit found

...r parties failed, and the ship's entire crew was eventually debilitated by scurvy and short rations when, against all hope, Lieutenant Pym, on a sledge exped ...ad been thin, and sickly-looking; their gums were blackened (probably from scurvy) and they were hauling a large whaleboat. The next season, the Inuit found

...ouring cannon fire from land and sea over infantry assault. Bombardment, [[scurvy]], lack of [[water]], perhaps a shortage of [[gunpowder]] and the threat of

...winds, it took almost 3 months to reach Malindi. About 30 men died from [[scurvy]]. At Malindi Vasco da Gama ordered the destruction of the ''St Raphael,''

...final collapse, a premortal syndrome, and there is a very wide gap between scurvy and full health. But nobody knows what full health is! This could be found

...ronments may cause many diseases-for example, deficiency syndromes such as scurvy and rickets, the effects of excess consumption of normally scarce nutrients

...ever, the tide was turning in the Parliamentarians' favour: bombardment, [[scurvy]], lack of [[water]], perhaps a shortage of [[gunpowder]] and the threat of

...ever, the tide was turning in the Parliamentarians' favour: bombardment, [[scurvy]], lack of [[water]], perhaps a shortage of [[gunpowder]] and the threat of

...iversity of Alberta]]. They also were weakened by internal bleeding from [[scurvy]] after the first two years when the preventive lemon juice they carried lo

...iversity of Alberta]]. They also were weakened by internal bleeding from [[scurvy]] after the first two years when the preventive lemon juice they carried lo

...s, pp. 20-21</ref> Almost the entire complement of both ships contracted [[scurvy]], and out of some ninety sailors, soldiers, and mechanics, less than thirt

* [[James Lind]] (1716-1794), credited with discovering the cause of [[scurvy]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/lind_james.shtml Jame

...the [[citrus fruit]]s carried aboard English sailing vessels to prevent [[scurvy]]) and "Pom/Pommy" (used in [[Australian English#Vocabulary|Australian Engl

...c mites that burrowed into the seams of dirty clothing. Those itching from scurvy were in fact seriously ill, and were sent to the regimental field hospital.