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The Chemical History of a Candle
by Michael Faraday
Binding: Paperback, 158 pages
Publisher: Cherokee Publishing Company (GA)
Weight: 0.45 pound
Dimension: H: 0.9 x L: 8.3 x W: 6 inches
ISBN 10: 0877972095
ISBN 13: 9780877972099
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One of the greatest experimental scientists of all time, Michael Faraday (1791-1867) developed the first electric motor, electric generator, and dynamo--essentially creating the science of electrochemistry. This book, the result of six lectures he delivered at London's Royal Institution, concerns another form of energy--candlelight. Faraday titled the lectures 'The Chemical History of a Candle,' choosing the subject because, as he explained, 'There is not a law under which any part of this universe is governed which does not come into play and is not touched upon [during the time a candle burns].' That statement is the foundation for a book that explores the components, function, and weight of the atmosphere; the function of a candle wick; capillary attraction; the carbon content in oxygen and living bodies; the production of carbon dioxide from coal gas and sugar; the properties of carbonic acid; respiration and its analogy to the burning of a candle; and much more. Unabridged republication of A Course of Six Lectures on the Chemical History of a Candle, originally published by Chautauqua Press, New York, n.d. New Introduction. Numerous illustrations.

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