Project Gutenberg 2011-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 86 Leeds, Lewis W. Lectures on Ventilation Being a Course Delivered in the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia Produced by Chris Curnow, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Lectures on Ventilation" by Lewis W. Leeds is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. This work focuses on the critical importance of proper ventilation and its impact on human health, particularly in urban settings. Leeds draws attention to the high mortality rates attributed to foul air and presents a series of lectures aimed at educating readers on the principles of effective air circulation and the detrimental effects of air stagnation. At the start of the publication, Leeds emphasizes Philadelphia's surprising healthiness, attributing it largely to effective home ventilation practices, despite the widespread misunderstanding of ventilation principles. He provides statistical data illustrating the alarming number of deaths caused by poor air quality, stating that a significant percentage of deaths are due to respiratory diseases linked to unventilated living conditions. Through this introductory section, Leeds sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the mechanics of air movement, temperature effects on circulation, and practical recommendations for improving air quality in various environments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36936/36936-h/images/cover.jpg en Ventilation TH Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction 188393 188404 2024-09-15T13:54:53.025475 2023-09-16T07:20:45.184133 text/html text/html 185863 2011-08-01T12:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1429521 2011-08-01T12:43:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1496867 2024-09-15T13:54:59.818511 application/epub+zip 1490823 2024-09-15T13:54:54.743465 application/epub+zip 134701 2024-09-15T13:54:53.381450 application/epub+zip 2350570 2024-09-15T13:55:03.127409 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2326530 2024-09-15T13:54:57.995432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 186495 2022-09-17T04:14:01.572023 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 165116 164913 2024-09-15T13:54:52.557455 2023-09-16T07:20:44.787124 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 165000 2011-08-01T12:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 59286 2011-08-01T12:43:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 165059 2011-08-01T12:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 59260 2011-08-01T12:43:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19662 2024-09-15T13:55:03.274396 application/rdf+xml 22659 2024-09-15T13:54:53.472480 image/jpeg 3594 2024-09-15T13:54:53.426464 image/jpeg 1437109 2024-09-15T13:54:53.119515 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog