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Author Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761
LoC No. 17009283
Title An account of a useful discovery to distill double the usual quantity of sea-water, by blowing showers of air up through the distilling liquor : and an account of the great benefit of ventilators in many instances, in preserving the health and lives of people, in slave and other transport ships ... also an account of the good effect of blowing showers of air up through milk, thereby to cure the ill taste which is occasioned by some kinds of food of cows.
Edition 2nd edition
Original Publication United Kingdom: Richard Manby, 1756.
Credits SF2001 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language English
LoC Class VM: Naval science: Naval architecture, Shipbuilding, Marine engineering
Subject Seawater -- Distillation
Subject Ships -- Heating and ventilation
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EBook-No. 71081
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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