@article{580310,
      recid = {580310},
      author = {Hales, Stephen,},
      title = {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:  With some Attempts to convey them to distant Places,  preserving their Virtue to a greater Degree than has  hitherto been done. Likewise a Proposal for cleansing away  Mud, &c. out of Rivers, Harbours, and Reservoirs. Which  were read before the Royal-Society, at several of their  Meetings, by Stephen Hales, D. D. F. R. S. Rector of  Farringdon in Hampshire, and Minister of Teddington,  Middlesex. [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {printed for W. Innys and R. Manby, at the West End of St.  Paul's; and T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon between the  Temple-Gates, in Fleet-Street,},
      address = {London :},
      pages = {[4],xxx,[2],163,[9]p.,plate ;},
      year = {1739},
      note = {With a half-title, an index and a final advertisement  leaf.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/580310},
}