Stephen Hales (1677-1761) was a clergyman and natural philosopher. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718 and was celebrated for his experiments on the arterial systems of animals, food preservation, and ventilation.
Reference:
D. G. C. Allan, ‘Hales, Stephen (1677–1761)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Oct 2006 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/11915 [accessed 4 Aug 2015]).
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