James Lind vs Maria Gaetana Agnesi
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Compare the life timelines of James Lind (1716–1794) and Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 76 years, from 1718 to 1794.
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James Lind (1716–1794)
- — Born in Edinburgh Verified
- — Apprenticed to the Edinburgh physician George Langlands Verified
- — Entered the Royal Navy as a surgeon's mate Verified
- — Conducted his scurvy trial aboard HMS Salisbury Verified
- — Received his MD from the University of Edinburgh Verified
- — Published A Treatise of the Scurvy Verified
- — Published An Essay on the Most Effectual Means of Preserving the Health of Seamen Verified
- — Appointed chief physician of the Royal Naval Hospital Haslar Verified
- — Proposed distillation of seawater for drinking water at sea Verified
- — Died at Gosport, Hampshire Verified
Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718–1799)
- — Born in Milan Verified
- — Recognized as a child prodigy in languages Verified
- — Published Propositiones philosophicae Verified
- — Published Instituzioni analitiche ad uso della gioventù italiana Verified
- — Appointed to the chair of mathematics at the University of Bologna Verified
- — Withdrew from mathematics after her father's death Verified
- — Became director of the women's ward at the Pio Albergo Trivulzio Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified