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 414
In the magazine light-rooms, the supply of fresh air isoften very insufficient; in some of those which I have visited, I havefound the precipitation of charcoal in a minute impalpable pow-der (lamp-black) to be extreme, and occasionally the entire sur-face of the copper lining of the light-room was… … ingress and egress of fresh air through wire-gauze at the door,is certainly required in such instances as are now mentioned. 815. A short examination of the three following figures,shewing a profile and plans of a ten-gun brig, will explain theirgeneral structure, and point out that such vessels…
