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Hales, Stephen (1677-1761)	4
Hale, Matthew (1609-1676)	3
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691	1
Reid, Andrew	1
Torricelli, Evangelista, 1608-1647	1

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Observations touching the principles of natural motions : and especially touching rarefaction & condensation: together with a reply to certain remarks touching the gravitation of fluids

Hale, Matthew (1609-1676)

1677

A1 blank. By Sir Matthew Hale. Booklist of W. Shrowsbury (3 pp.) at end.

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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

Hales, Stephen (1677-1761)

1739

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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, hop, gun-powder, &c., and for many other useful purposes, which was read before the Royal Society in May, 1741

Hales, Stephen (1677-1761)

1743

A continuation was published in 1758 with title "A treatise on ventilators." Indexed in: References: Hanson : 5742.

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Difficiles nugæ, or, Observations touching the Torricellian experiment and the various solutions of the same, especially touching the weight and elasticity of the air

Hale, Matthew (1609-1676)

1674

Anon., by Sir Matthew Hale.

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An essay touching the gravitation and non-gravitation of fluid bodies, and the reasons thereof

Hale, Matthew (1609-1676)

1675

Attributed to Matthew Hale--NUC pre-1956 imprints.

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Vegetable staticks : or, an account of some statical experiments on the sap in vegetables: being an essay towards a natural history of vegetation. Also, a specimen of an attempt to analyse the air, by a great variety of chymio-statical experiments; which were read at several meetings before the Royal Society

Hales, Stephen (1677-1761)

1727

P. 339 misnumbered 338.

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An account of some experiments and observations on tar-water : wherein is shown the quantity of tar that is therein. Which was read before the Royal Society

Hales, Stephen (1677-1761); Reid, Andrew

1747

Signatures: [A]¹ B-D⁴ E³ F-K⁴ L². "A letter to the Reverend Dr. Hales,... By A. Reid Esq;" p.[31]-74, has separate title-page with same imprint, but the pagination is continuous.