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Seaworthy: A History of Maritime Health and Medicine

Event Details

Date
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Time
All day
Location
Ebling Library Historical Reading Room, Health Sciences Learning Center
Description
An examination of subjects such as scurvy, the Middle Passage, SCUBA and SeaLab, Caisson disease, horseshoe crabs, the health of emigrants, desalination, seasickness, shipwrecks, whaling and the health of seamen across the ages. Supported by books, journals and magazines from Ebling's Rare Books and Special Collections and materials from Memorial's Special Collections, Steenbock, the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wendt Libraries.
Cost
Free

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