An Antarctic sealing expedition and the medical diary of William Spiers Bruce (1867–1921)

William Spiers Bruce was a medical student who sailed as ship's surgeon on the Balaena, one of the ships of the Dundee Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic (1892–93). On this expedition he kept a diary listing his medical consultations and the treatments he administered. This paper considers the...

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Published in:Journal of Medical Biography
Main Author: Guly, Henry
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2012
Subjects:
History and Philosophy of Science
Medicine (miscellaneous)
Antarctic
Dundee
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/jmb.2011.011040
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Summary:William Spiers Bruce was a medical student who sailed as ship's surgeon on the Balaena, one of the ships of the Dundee Whaling Expedition to the Antarctic (1892–93). On this expedition he kept a diary listing his medical consultations and the treatments he administered. This paper considers the expedition and the diaries.

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