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Scott and Scurvy: How the cure for scurvy was lost
Writing about the first winter the men spent on the ice, Cherry-Garrard casually mentions an astonishing lecture on scurvy by one of the expedition’s doctors:
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History & Retro ComputingScience & Space2010
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2010 | Scott and Scurvy: How the cure for scurvy was lost by mark_h | 244 | 36 |
| Jul 4, 2018 | Scott and Scurvy (2010) by Pete_D | 96 | 10 |
| Oct 10, 2015 | Scott and Scurvy (2010) by mbrubeck | 51 | 6 |
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