{"product_id":"9781739154233","title":"Sea Sick : Lime Juice and Scurvy by Lucy Dale","description":"This eighteenth-century glass bottle - and what it contained - represents an important step in the fight against a disease that once claimed the lives of millions: scurvy. Through notable voyages and afflicted individuals, the physical and psychological manifestations of the deadly `sickness of the sea' are examined in a maritime context. What starts as a story of the often haphazard and ineffective efforts to find a cure becomes a tale of pioneering experiments and the eventual discovery of vitamin C.?Sea Sick: Lime Juice and Scurvy is part of the Royal Museums Greenwich Spotlight series, accessible introductions to some of the most intriguing objects in the collection.?\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56419993846133,"sku":"9781739154233","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781739154233.jpg?v=1764604083","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781739154233","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}