Scurvy on John Davis' voyage (1591-1593)
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| author | Hemilä, Harri |
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| contents | <p>John Davis was one of Queen Elizabeth I’s chief navigators. During one of his <br>sea voyages, many crew members developed symptoms consistent with scurvy. <br>This document extracts the relevant textual sections and discusses their interpretation.<br>In his authoritative book, “<em>The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C</em>”, Kenneth Carpenter claimed <br>about the symptoms described on Davis’ voyage that “Obviously this disease was not scurvy”. <br>Carpenter’s claim is refuted.</p> |
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| spellingShingle | Scurvy on John Davis' voyage (1591-1593) Hemilä, Harri Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy <p>John Davis was one of Queen Elizabeth I’s chief navigators. During one of his <br>sea voyages, many crew members developed symptoms consistent with scurvy. <br>This document extracts the relevant textual sections and discusses their interpretation.<br>In his authoritative book, “<em>The History of Scurvy and Vitamin C</em>”, Kenneth Carpenter claimed <br>about the symptoms described on Davis’ voyage that “Obviously this disease was not scurvy”. <br>Carpenter’s claim is refuted.</p> |
| title | Scurvy on John Davis' voyage (1591-1593) |
| topic | Vitamin C Ascorbic Acid Scurvy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18875702 |