title: Captain James Cook's antimony cup.
abstract: Medicinal cups made of pure antimony metal were once common but are now rare and only about ten have been described. An unusual cup which belonged to Captain James Cook, the explorer, which has not previously been reported in the medical literature is described here.
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: McCallum
mesh_terms: D000965:Antimony / Q000266:history*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000266:history*; D005101:Expeditions / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D009326:Naval Medicine / Q000266:history*; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000266:history*; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D000965:Antimony