On warming and ventilating; with directions for making and using the thermometer-stove, or self-regulating fire, and other new apparatus

Neil Arnott

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• Heater
• Ventilation
• Stove

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• Publié par: les_archives_du_savoir
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 10 Mo

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WARMING AND VENTILATING;
WITH
DIRECTIONS FOR MAKING AND USING
THE
THERMOMETER-STOVE,
OR
SELF-REGULATING FIRE,
AND
OTHER NEW APPARATUS.
BY NEIL ARNOTT, M.D.,
*^s^
EXTRAORDINARY TO THEPHYSICIAN QUEEN,
"Author the Element!of of Phytiti," iff.
LONDON:
ANDGREEN, LONGMANS,LONGMAN, ORME, BROWN,
PATERNOSTER ROW.
1838.andPrinted by J. L. Cox Sons, 75, Great Queen Street,
Lincoln's-Inn Fields.'
TH
ADVERTISEMENT.
the substance of a Lec-THE Treatise containsfollowing
ture delivered before a scientific audience at the In-Royal
is thestitution on the llth March and which1836, now, by
addition of fitted for use.
illustration, popularelementary
reasons for not it sooner were first, that,My publishing
in a matter of such to this and other countries,importance
withas the obtainment of from failurewarmth,necessary
to and to much of theventilation,which, sufferingrespect
and of the diseases which afflict the inhabitants arise,many
I in have to thereportmight, recommending changes,
ofnot of one or two butresult, experiments only, many,
and in allcarried on under of circumstances,varietygreat
the seasons of the that I wideryear. Secondly, might, by
better tomake evi-observation and bediscussion, prepared
dent to certain orpopular apprehension misconceptions
the introductionwhich have hithertoprejudices prevented
of better and to to makers of the newmethods, explain
of them. I knowwhat would be that,apparatus required
to the of the not a fewowing delay publication, imperfect
little withstoves have been made, acquaintedby persons
scientific and who therefore for constantneeded,principles,
written directions as minute and as arereference, preciseIV
forhere But to have such directions onegiven. prepared any
for hismaker, responsible performance,rendering myself
whichwould have cost me as much I couldtime,nearly il\
as this which is to serve as a toto book, guidespare, prepare
all. I therefore declined and advisedso,doing persons gene,
of the book.to wait for therally publication
Ireason for the lecture before had theMy delivering
as I had decided not tobook thatwas,fully prepared,
reserve for in the new Iright apparatus,myself any patent
numerous witnesses of what Imight, by having competent
had and other whoproposed partiesaccomplished, prevent
hear of from themmight my processes appropriating by
and thus between me and thepatents, coming public.
Because several of the new and themeans, particularly
thermometer are of the nature of the forstoves, things
which are friends had mepatents taken, urgedusually
to follow the custom that thestrongly representing Legisla-
ture of this has alone as adevised the modecountry patent
of the of useful inventions and that
;remunerating proposers
honoured as of Wol-names, Watt,many lately, Arkwright,
are in the list of those who have thelaston, &c., profited by
law and that in the case of the it would be; further, stove,
an should retain the ofto the that Iadvantage public right
the allowed to manufacture toit,naming persons thereby
such fromprevent disappointments imperfect workmanship,
as in some cases with to bed,happened regard hydrostaticmy
and other suggestions strictly professional.
I had the because the stovedecided not to take ;patent
was as a means of andoriginally planned preventing curing
for which it will bediseases, pin-poses always important,
whatever other be derived from it and in this;advantages
it is usual for members of the medicalcountry profession
to make an at once to of meanstheoffering public any
for the benefit of the health which dis-general they may
cover or without fordevise, stipulating private advantage.