Illustrations of the theory and practice of ventilation : with remarks on warming, exclusive lighting, and the communication of sound (1844)
Reid, D. B. (David Boswell), 1805-1863 · London : Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans · leaf 357
t desirable footing, excepting those cases wherethey are arranged so as to convey more heat directly to thefloor. 731. In large public buildings comprising many apartments,which require to be sustained at a uniform temperature at par-ticular periods, and are subject to great fluctuations at… … Fig. 24ft. tive of such chambers, a indicating the channels for the ingress MISCELLANEOUS ILLUSTRATIONS OF VENTILATION. 333 of air, b machinery for its propulsion, and c the channels for con-veying it where it is required. 732. In mansions constructed with the usual accompanimentsof a large…