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The solution to Scurvy was known for ~50 years prior to the Royal Navy implementing finally implementing the solution. > The tragic tale of Scurvy: how beliefs
by consumer451 2y ago
The solution to Scurvy was known for ~50 years prior to the Royal Navy implementing finally implementing the solution.
> The tragic tale of Scurvy: how beliefs trumped science.
https://www.barkeuropa.com/en/logbook/tragic-tale-scurvy-how-beliefs-trumped-science https://www.barkeuropa.com/en/logbook/tragic-tale-scurvy-how...
- sehansen 2y agoAnd then accidentally un-implemented it again when steam power made it (almost) unneeded: https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm https://idlewords.com/2010/03/scott_and_scurvy.htm