Author Results for Sir James Watt
Naval and Civilian Influences on Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Medical Practice
This posthumously published essay by the former Surgeon Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy considers how naval and civilian medical discoveries, attitudes and practices influenced each other during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics considered include the role of citrus juice in combatting scurvy, quinine and malaria, bloodletting, water purity and cholera, timing of amputations […] Read More
Filed under: Other (Nineteenth C) | Other (Eighteenth C) | Health at Sea | Other (location)
Subjects include: Miscellaneous
The Health of Seamen in Anti-Slavery Squadrons
Tedium interspersed with the dangers of working boats in high surf environments, attacks from slavers and local tribes, and the boarding of slave ships all lead to the highest incidence of illness and death in the Royal Navy. Disease was of particular concern, especially those considered tropical fevers such as malaria, dengue and yellow fever. […] Read More
Filed under: Atlantic | Other (Nineteenth C) | Health at Sea | Caribbean
Subjects include: Manpower & Life at Sea
James Ramsay, 1733-1789: Naval Surgeon, Naval Chaplain and Morning Star of the Anti-Slavery Movement
A biography of James Ramsay which describes his largely ignored but key role in promoting the anti-slavery movement. He was a prolific writer, a philanthropist and a political activist as well as a naval surgeon and chaplain. Read More
Filed under: Other (Eighteenth C)
Subjects include: Biography