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- Title
The chemistry of light: the life and work of Theobald Adrian Palm (1848-1928).
- Authors
Ekpe, Jadesola
- Abstract
The chemistry of light examines the work of Dr Theobald Palm. After his graduation from Edinburgh University, Palm joined the Edinburgh medical mission and was sent to Niigata in Japan where he remained for 10 years. During this time he noted the absence of rickets (a disease rife in Britain) in Japanese children and instituted a survey from which he deduced that sunlight deficiency was implicated in the aetiology of rickets. Unfortunately, he was largely ignored by the medical world. This paper seeks to contextualize his work. By placing Palm's study within a historical and social framework, its reception can be explained more easily.
- Publication
Journal of medical biography, 2009, Vol 17, Issue 3, p155
- ISSN
0967-7720
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1258/jmb.2008.008039