02885cam a22003493u 4500 71081 UtSlPG 20260610134638.0 m cr n 260607r20231756utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 17009283 UtSlPG en iso639-1 VM Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761 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 2nd edition Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2023 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2023-07-01 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) "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" by Stephen Hales, D.D.F.R.S., is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. The book discusses innovative methods for distilling seawater to produce fresh water and emphasizes the importance of ventilation in ship health, particularly in minimizing disease during long voyages. Hales elaborates on both his distillation methods and the implementation of ventilators to improve air quality aboard ships, which he argues is crucial for the health of crews and transported populations. In the book, Hales details his new method of water distillation, which significantly increases efficiency and output by introducing air into the boiling seawater. He provides experimental evidence demonstrating that this approach can produce nearly double the water compared to traditional methods. Furthermore, he examines the effectiveness of ventilators in ships, highlighting numerous cases where they resulted in better health outcomes for passengers and crew by reducing exposure to foul and stagnant air. Hales concludes that these innovations could greatly benefit navigation and maritime health, reducing the mortality rates often associated with voyages in cramped and poorly ventilated conditions, particularly on transport and slave ships. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United Kingdom: Richard Manby, 1756 Seawater -- Distillation Ships -- Heating and ventilation https://archive.org/details/b30532140 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71081 111807 111807