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Discovery of Scurvy Cure

Great Britain · Science / Medicine. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1747Date range
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Chronological records

1747

James Lind1747

Science / Medicine

Discovers that a diet of oranges & lemons can cure scurvy

Names involved

James Lind

Provenance

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