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A safe, easy, and expeditious method of procuring any quantity of fresh water at sea; by a Menstruum entirely innocent and inoffensive: Highly beneficial, and earnestly recommended to all Sea-Faring Persons: Calculated to alleviate those Hardships and Miseries, to which a Scarcity of Fresh Water reduces them. Together with an appendix. Containing An easy Method of preserving Fresh Water entirely pure, sweet, and wholsome, during the longest Voyages, and in the warmest Climates. By Thomas Butler, M. D.
Butler, Thomas, M.D.Date: 1755- Books
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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, which were read before the Royal Society. Also An Account of the good Effect of blowing Showers of Air up through Milk, thereby to cure the ill Taste which is occasioned by some Kinds of Food of Cows. By Stephen Hales, D. D. F. R. S. Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences at Paris, and Clerk of the Closet to Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales. The second edition. With an appendix; in which is an account of some farther considerable improvements made in the Method of procuring Plenty of Fresh-Water at Sea, viz. three Parts in four more than in the common Methods of Distilling: Also a farther Account of more Instances and Proofs of the good Effect of Ventilators in Ships: As also of the curing, in a few Minutes, the ill Taste of Turnip Milk, and of musty Liquors. Also, with great Ease, presently to make Cream or Milk Sillabubs, viz. by blowing Showers of Air up through them.
Hales, Stephen, 1677-1761.Date: M.DCC.LVI. [1756]- Books
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Specification of William Henry Graveley : cooking and distilling apparatus for ships.
Graveley, William Henry.Date: 1855- Books
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The complete distiller: containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, ... III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials ... To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, ... &c. used by distillers. ... By A. Cooper, distiller
Cooper, A. (Ambrose).Date: 1800- Books
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The nature of fermentation explain'd; with the method of opening the body of any grain or vegetable subject, so as to obtain from it a spirituous liquor: Exemplified by the process of perparing rum, as 'tis manag'd in the West-Indies. With many other useful reflections and observations. To which is added, a collection of several compound cordial waters, with the art of preparing some artificial wines, not hitherto publish'd. By way of appendix to the Compleat body of distilling. By George Smith of Kendal in Westmoreland.
Smith, George, distiller.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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The nature of fermentation explain'd; with the method of opening the body of any grain or vegetable subject, so as to obtain from it a spirituous liquor : Exemplified by the process of perparing rum, as 'tis manag'd in the West-Indies. With many other useful reflections and observations. To which is added, a collection of several compound cordial waters, with the art of preparing some artificial wines, not hitherto publish'd. By way of appendix to the Compleat body of distilling. / By George Smith of Kendal in Westmoreland.
Smith, George, distillerDate: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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Thèse pour le doctorat en médecine : présentée et soutenue le 31 décembre 1839, / par Camille Naudeau, de Lyon ... I. Du diagnostic et du pronostic de l'hystérie. ... [etc].
Naudeau, Camille.Date: 1839- Books
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The complete distiller: containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with Descriptions of the several Instruments: The whole Doctrine of Fermentation: The manner of drawing Spirits from Malt, Raisins, Molasses, Sugar, &c. and of rectifying them: With Instructions for imitating, to the greatest Perfection, both the Colour and Flavour of French Brandies. II. The manner of distilling all Kinds of Simple Waters from Plants, Flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy; as likewise all those now made in Great Britain. To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, Flowers, Fruits, &c. used by distillers, and Instructions for chusing the best of each Kind. The whole delivered in the plainest manner, for the Use both of Distillers and Private Families. By Ambrose Cooper, distiller.
Cooper, A. (Ambrose).Date: 1760- Books
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The complete distiller. Containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with descriptions of the several instruments, the whole doctrine of fermentation, the manner of drawing spirits from malt, raisins, molasses, sugar, &c. and of rectifying them, with instructions for imitating, to the greatest perfection, both the colour and flavour of French brandies. II. The manner of distilling all kinds of simple waters from plants, flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy, as, likewise all those now made in Great Britain : to which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, flowers, fruits, &c. used by distillers, and instructions for choosing the best of each kind the whole delivered in the plainest manner for the use both of distillers and private families illustrated with a plate / by A. Cooper.
Cooper, A. (Ambrose)Date: 1810- Books
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The complete distiller. Containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with descriptions of the several instruments: the whole doctrine of fermentation: the manner of drawing spirits from malt, raisins, molosses, sugar, &c. and of rectifying them: with instructions for imitating, to the greatest perfection, both the colour and flavour of French brandies. II. The manner of distilling all kinds of simple waters from plants, flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy; as likewise all those now made in Great Britain. To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, flowers, fruits, &c. used by distillers, and instructions for chusing the best of each kind ... / By A. Cooper.
Cooper, A. (Ambrose)Date: 1757- Books
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The complete distiller: containing, I. The method of performing the various processes of distillation, with Descriptions of the several Instruments: The whole Doctrine of Fermentation: The manner of drawing Spirits from Malt, Raisins, Molosses, Sugar, &c. and of rectifying them: With Instructions for imitating to the greatest Perfection both the Colour and Flavour of French Brandies. II. The manner of distilling all Kinds of Simple Waters from Plants, Flowers, &c. III. The method of making all the compound waters and rich cordials so largely imported from France and Italy; as likewise all those now made in Great Britain. To which are added, accurate descriptions of the several drugs, plants, Flowers, Fruits, &c. used by distillers, and Instructions for chusing the best of each Kind. The Whole delivered in the plainest manner, for the Use both of Distillers and Private Families. By A. Cooper, distiller.
Cooper, A. (Ambrose).Date: M.DCC.LVII. [1757]- Books
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The Distiller of London, with the clavis to unlock the deepest secrets of that mysterious art : with many additions of the most excellent cordial waters, which have been pen'd by our most able doctors and physitians, ancient and modern, foreign and domestick.
Date: 1652- Books
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The art of distillation, or, A treatise of the choicest spagiricall preparations performed by way of distillation : together with the description of the chiefest furnaces & vessels used by ancient and moderne chymists : also, A discourse of divers spagiricall experiments and curiosities, and the anatomy of gold and silver with the chiefest preparations and curiosities thereof, together with their vertues : all which are contained in VI bookes / composed by John French.
French, John, 1616-1657Date: 1653- Books
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Sea-water made fresh and wholsom.
Walcot, Humphry.Date: 1702]- Books
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The vertuose boke of distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of herbes : with the fygures of styllatoryes / fyrst made and compyled by the thyrte yeres study and labour of ... Master Jherom Bruynswyke ... ; and now newly translate out of Duyche into Englysshe.
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, approximately 1450-approximately 1512.Date: [1528?]- Books
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The case of Mr. Walcot, concerning his making sea-water fresh, clear and wholesome.
Walcot, WilliamDate: [1694]- Books
Cerevisiarii comes, or, The new and true art of brewing, illustrated by various examples in making beer, ale and other liquors, so that they may be most durable, brisk and fragrant; and how they may be so ordered, as to yeild [sic] the greatest quantity of spirits in distillation. To which is added, the right way to refine and bottle beer and cyder, and a cure for those that are sick and ropy, so as to return them to their internal sanity, as also the true method of manuring lands and the art of making salt water fresh. All proved by demonstration and sound philosophy, to be more agreeable to man's body than otherwise, and so not only fit for English constitutions, but also for transportation. Published for the sake of verity, and therefore recommended to all that esteem demonstrated truths before notional theory / by W.Y-worth.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: 1692- Books
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Introitus apertus ad artem distillationis, or, The whole art of distillation practically stated, and adorned with all the new modes of working now in use : in which is contained, the way of making spirits, aquavitæ, artificial brandy, and their application to simple and complex waters in the exact pondus of the greater and lesser composition, as also many curious and profitable truths for the exalting of liquors, being the epitomy and marrow of the whole art, supplying all that is omitted in the London distiller, French and baker &c., experience being the true polisher hereof : to which is added, the true and genuin way of preparing powers by three noble menstruums, sc. a purifiedisal armoniak, the volatile salt of tartar, and Sal Panaristos, through which they are exiles to an higher degree of perfection than any hitherto extant, together with their virtues and dose : illustrated with copper sculptures / by W. Y-worth.
Y-Worth, W. (William)Date: 1692- Books
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A new booke of destillatyon of waters, called the Treasure of Euonymus, containing the wonderful hid secrets of nature, touching the most apt formes to prepare & distill medicines, for the conservation of helth: as quintessence, aurum potabile, hyppocras, aromaticall wynes, balmes, oyles, perfumes ... Whereunto are joyned the formes of sondry apt furnaces, and vessels ... / Translated ... out of Latin, by Peter Morwyng.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565.Date: 1565- Books
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An Answer to Mr. Fitz-Gerald's state of the case concerning the patent of making salt water fresh.
Walcot, WilliamDate: 1695- Books
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The letters patents of the States-General, (translated out of Dutch) granted to William Walcot, Esq : upon their seeing the demonstrations of his art of making sea-water fresh, &c. and putrified-water wholesome.
United Provinces of the Netherlands. Staten GeneraalDate: [1693]- Books
Dit is die rechte conste om alderhande wateren te distilleren : (Antwerp, ca. 1520) facsimile with an introduction / by D.A. Wittop Koning.
Date: 1976- Books
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A new booke of destillatyon of waters, called the Treasure of Euonymus : containing the wonderful hid secrets of nature, touching the most apt formes to prepare & destill medicines, for the conservation of helth ... / translated (with great diligence & labour) out of Latin, by Peter Morwyng felowe of Magdaline Colledge in Oxforde ; whereunto is added a profitable table or index for the better finding of al such waters as serue aswel for medicines.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565Date: The first of June, 1565- Books
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A new booke of destillatyon of waters, called the Treasure of Euonymus : containing the wonderful hid secrets of nature, touching the most apt formes to prepare & destill medicines, for the conservation of helth ... / translated (with great diligence & labour) out of Latin, by Peter Morwyng felowe of Magdaline Colledge in Oxforde ; whereunto is added a profitable table or index for the better finding of al such waters as serue aswel for medicines.
Gessner, Conrad, 1516-1565Date: The first of June, 1565- Books
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Salt-water sweetned, or, A true account of the great advantages of this new invention both by sea and by land : together with a full and satisfactory answer to all apparent difficulties : also the approbation of the Colledge of Physicians : likewise a letter of the Honourable Robert Boyle to a friend upon the same subject.
Fitzgerald, R. (Robert), 1638?-1698Date: 1683