The supplement to a small treatise called Salt-water sweetned : shewing the great advantages both by sea and land, of sea-water made fresh. Together with the Honourable Mr. Boyle's letter, and the approbation of the Colledge of Physicians, of the wholsomness of this water. And also the conditions on which the patentees and others concern'd, do intend to contract with such as shall please to deal with them for the use of his invention.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Fitzgerald, R. (Robert), 1638?-1698.

Contributor:

Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1811:1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seawater--Distillation--Early works to 1800.

Seawater.

Saline water conversion--Early works to 1800.

Saline water conversion.

Seawater--Distillation.

Physical Description:

6 unnumbered pages, 21 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 5 pages, 1 unnumbered page

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Edition:

The eighth edition, July. 23.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by John Harefinch in Mountague-Court ..., [1684]

Notes:

Dedication signed: R. Fitzgerald.

Final page is numbered "8".

Date of publication from Wing.

Caption title on P. 11: "A letter of Mr. Boyle's to the learned Dr. John Beale, ... Concerning fresh-water made out of sea-water".

Caption title on p.1 (second sequence): "The conditions upon which the patentees for making salt of brackish water fresh and wholesome, do intend to conclude with such persons that shall please to agree with them for the use of this invention either by sea, or land."; with separate pagination, register begins with quire 2 C.

Reproduction of the original at the British Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1987. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1811:01). s1987 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) F1090

OCLC:

55724873