The Chemical History of a Candle
by Michael Faraday Author
"The greatest experimental scientist Michael Faraday delivered these six lectures at London's Royal Institution. Their subjects include the components, function, and weight of the atmosphere; capillary attraction; the carbon content in oxygen and living bodies; respiration and its analogy to the burning of a candle; and much more. Numerous illustrations." from Amazon.com
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0486425428
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 8
- Pages
- 240
- Suggested Grades
- 7th - 12th
- Geographical Setting
- London
- Historical Setting
- 1861 - 1861
- Publisher
- Dover Publications
- Copyright
- 2003
- Written
- 1861
Chapters
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Foreword
- 3 Lecture I - A Candle: Sources of the Flame
- 4 Lecture II - A Candle: Brightness of the Flame
- 5 Lecture III - Products: Water from the Combustion
- 6 Lecture IV - Hydrogen in the Candle
- 7 Lecture V - The Nature of the Atmosphere
- 8 Lecture VI - Respiration and Its Analogy to the Burning of a Candle
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