An account of some remarkable discoveries in the production of artificial cold; with experiments on the congelation of quicksilver in England: likewise, observations on the best methods of producing artificial cold; and their application to useful purposes in Hot Climates. Interspersed with Philosophical and Explanatory Notes; and illustrated with a plate, representing the different kinds of apparatus which are applicable to the various purposes required. By Richard Walker.

  • Walker, Richard (Apothecary)
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1796
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Oxford : printed for Messrs. Fletcher and Hanwell; and sold by Messrs. Rivington, London; Mr. Deighton, Cambridge; and Mr. Beatniffe, Norwich, 1796.

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[6],xxviii,96,[2]p.,plate ; 80.

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ESTC T60452

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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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