Cat.No: 323270 Some words spoken in grateful memory of Sir Ronald Ross, poet and scientist, at a meeting commemorating Mosquito Day (21st August, 1897) at the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, Keppel Street, Gower Street, on Monday, 5th July, 1948 with a few corrections and additions. John Masefield.

Some words spoken in grateful memory of Sir Ronald Ross, poet and scientist, at a meeting commemorating Mosquito Day (21st August, 1897) at the Ross Institute of Tropical Hygiene, Keppel Street, Gower Street, on Monday, 5th July, 1948 with a few corrections and additions

Masefield, John

London: Berryman, 1948. Pamphlet. 7, [1]p., wraps. Covers toned. Good.

The poet laureate of the UK discusses Ross’s poetry in relation to his scientific work, especially his breakthrough on malaria transmission in mosquitoes, which Ross commemorated in a 12-line poem. Mosquito Day refers to the day, August 21, 1897, that Ross observed definitive evidence of the link between malaria and mosquitos.

Cat.No: 323270

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