Chemical History of a Candle

✍ Scribed by Faraday, Michael; James, Frank A.J.L.;

• Book ID: 100090416
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 794 KB
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN: 0191619582

✦ Synopsis

Michael Faraday's celebrated series of lectures,The Chemical History of a Candle, turned into one of the most successful science books ever published and was a classic work of Victorian popular science. They also reflect how Faraday, the bookbinder's apprentice turned scientist, was a remarkable communicator of science.First published in 1861 they have remained continuously in print ever since. Covering a wide range of basic scientific knowledge, much of which still has relevance today, The Chemical History of a Candle draws out the science behind the candle flame; a familiar yet complex examp.;""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Plates""; ""Introduction""; ""Note on the Published Text""; ""The Text""; ""LECTURE I: A Candle: The Flame-Its Sources-Structure-Mobility-Brightness""; ""LECTURE II: Brightness of the Flame-Air Necessary for Combustion-Production of Water""; ""LECTURE III: Products: Water from the Combustion-Nature of Water-A Compound-Hydrogen""; ""LECTURE IV: Hydrogen in the Candle-Burns into Water-The Other Part of Water-Oxygen""