The Key to Understanding Scurvy

Vitamin s wasn't discovered until the 19 thirties. Key modern break through in understanding scurvy was made three years before captain scott left europe for his ill fated antarctic expedition. The discovery was made by two norwegian scientists, axel holst and theodore frelich. By chance, holst and frelich discovered that guinea pigs could develop scurvy. Holston fulich knew they had discovered something important for polar expeditions, which were being struck down by scurvy time and time again. They warned the polar explorer frichoff nansen, who was giving advice to scott and his great rival, rold amanson.