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RefNoL&P/6/163
LevelItem
TitleLetter, 'How health was kept on board the Resolution' from James Cook to John Pringle
Date5 March 1776
DescriptionSubject: Correspondence/Medicine

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'The method taken for preserving the health of the crew of his Majesty's ship the Resolution during her late voyage round the World. By Captain James Cook, F.R.S. Addressed to Sir John Pringle, Bart. P.R.S'

Read 7 March 1776
Extent6p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1776.0023
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8183Cook; James (1728 - 1779)1728 - 1779
NA6809Pringle; Sir; John (1707 - 1782)1707 - 1782
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