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Saving lives and limbs on the high seas: The extraordinary world of early modern ship's surgeons
Seafarers fell from masts, slipped on the deck and were injured by nautical equipment. The ship's surgeon Henry Watson ... lowered his social status in pre-modern society. Unfavorable comparisons ...
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Secrets of Norse Ships
In marked contrast to modern sailboats, the ships' lack of a big ... particularly in the sturdiness of the mast supports. Not surprisingly, this era, during which the Norse perfected longship ...
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Saving lives and limbs on the high seas: the extraordinary world of early modern ship’s surgeons
Seafarers fell from masts, slipped on the deck and were injured by nautical equipment. The ship’s surgeon Henry ... lowered his social status in pre-modern society. Unfavourable comparisons ...