@article{511710, recid = {511710}, author = {Hales, Stephen,}, title = {A description of ventilators whereby great quantities of fresh air may with ease be conveyed into mines, goals, hospitals, Work-Houses and Ships, In Exchange for their Noxious Air. An Account also of their Great Usefulness in many other Respects: As in Preserving all Sorts of Grain Dry, Sweet, and free from being Destroyed by Weevels, both in Grainaries and Ships: And in Preserving many other Sorts of Goods. As also in drying Corn, Malt, Hops, Gun-Powder, &c. and for many other useful Purposes. Which was read before the Royal Society in May 1741. By Stephen Hales D. D. F. R. S. Rector of Faringdon, Hampshire; And Minister of Teddington, Middlesex. [electronic resource] :}, publisher = {printed for W. Innys, at the West End of St. Paul's; R. Manby, over against the Old Bailey on Ludgate-Hill; and T. Woodward,}, address = {London :}, pages = {xx,172p.,plates ;}, year = {1743}, note = {A continuation was published in 1758 with the title 'A treatise on ventilators'.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/511710}, }