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Letter, 'How health was kept on board the Resolution' from James Cook to John Pringle

Reference number: L&P/6/163

Date: 05 March 1776

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Subject: 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'

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L&P/6/163
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05 March 1776
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Ink on paper
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6 pages
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Manuscript

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James Cook

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James Cook, Letter, 'How health was kept on board the Resolution' from James Cook to John Pringle, 05 March 1776, L&P/6/163, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_6_163/letter-how-health-was-kept-on-board-the-resolution-from-james-cook-to-john-pringle, accessed on 19 January 2026

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