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BRITAIN-ROYAL-SOCIETY-ANNIVERSARY
RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- NO SALES -- MANDATORY CREDIT
TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY Richard Ingham
Handout photo provided by the Royal Society on January 29, 2010 shows a regulator, made by John Shelton, which accompanied James Cook on his second and third voyages to the Pacific Ocean. Famous explorer Captain Cook described his Methods for preserving the health of his crew (1776) and how he was able to save his sailors from scurvy with pickled cabbage, lemons and malt long before modern ideas of nutrition. The Royal Society, the world?s oldest science academy founded on November 20, 1660, celebrates its 350 years throughtout the year. AFP PHOTO / THE ROYAL SOCIETY
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29 Ianuarie 2010 |
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