title: Longitude, the Longitude Act, scurvy, and the beginning of government-supported research.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D005843:Geography / Q000266:history; D049671:History, 18th Century; D006801:Humans; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000266:history*; D012614:Scurvy / Q000266:history; D013995:Time; D006113:United Kingdom