The Chemical History of a Candle
Assigned by 2 of the 9 reading lists, catalogue entry only
- Written
- 1861
- Language
- English
- Length
- Short · 120 ppunder 120 pages
- Difficulty
- Approachable1 of 5 for a first-year reader
We recommendThe Chemical History of a CandleDover, 2002An inexpensive complete reprint of the lectures with the original illustrations.
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Six Christmas lectures for young people that Faraday gave at the Royal Institution in 1848 and again in 1860, taken down and published in 1861. Starting from a burning candle he explains capillary action, combustion, the products of burning, the composition of water, the nature of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon and carbon dioxide, and the chemistry of respiration, demonstrating each point with simple experiments. It is a model of scientific exposition.
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