Philosophical experiments : containing useful, and necessary instructions for such as undertake long voyages at sea : shewing how sea-water may be made fresh and wholsome : and how fresh water may be preserv'd sweet ...

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• Hales, Stephen
• Pre Imprint Collection (Library of Congress)

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Philosophical experiments : containing useful, and necessary instructions for such as undertake long voyages at sea : shewing how sea-water may be made fresh and wholsome : and how fresh water may be preserv'd sweet ...

by Stephen Hales

Printed for W. Innys, 1739

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• Philosophical experiments: containing useful, and necessary instructions for such as undertake long voyages at sea. Shewing how sea-water may be made fresh and wholsome: and how fresh water may be preserv'd sweet. How biscuit, corn, &c. may be secured from the weevel, meggots, and other insects. And flesh preserv'd in hot climates, by salting animals whole. To which is added, an account of several experiments and observations on chalybeate or steel-waters ... which were read before the Royal-society, at several of their meetings, by Stephen Hales ...

  1739

  HathiTrust

  

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• NCID: BA86141983
• LCCN: 15013957
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London
• Pages/Volumes: xxx, 163 p., [1] leaf of plates
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : T44
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Seafaring life -- Early works to 1800
  • LCSH : Survival skills -- Early works to 1800