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100	1		_aHales, Stephen, _d1677-1761
245	1	3	_aAn account of a useful discovery to distill double the usual quantity of sea-water, by blowing showers of air up through the distilling liquor
250			_a2nd edition
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2023
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2023-07-01
508			_aSF2001 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520			_a"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.)
534			_pOriginally published: _cUnited Kingdom: Richard Manby, 1756
653			_aSeawater -- Distillation
653			_aShips -- Heating and ventilation
856	4		_uhttps://archive.org/details/b30532140
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71081
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