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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 to young students... Read Full Overview

The Chemical History of a Candle is an enlightening and engaging exploration of the science behind the humble candle. Written by the renowned scientist Michael Faraday, this classic work offers a detailed examination of the chemical reactions that occur when a candle is burned,... Read Full Overview

Faraday's detailed examination of the candle, its composition, and the physical nature of its flames, is published here complete with the original illustrations and explanatory tables. Although involved in developing several of the cutting-edge advances in thermodynamics during... Read Full Overview

The Chemical History of a Candle is an enlightening and engaging exploration of the science behind the humble candle. Written by the renowned scientist Michael Faraday, this classic work offers a detailed examination of the chemical reactions that occur when a candle is burned,... Read Full Overview

Michael Faraday's celebrated series of lectures, The Chemical History of a Candle , became one of the most successful science books ever published and was a classic work of Victorian popular science. They highlight how Faraday--the bookbinder's apprentice turned scientist--was... Read Full Overview

The Chemical History of a Candle is a book written by Michael Faraday, a renowned British scientist, in 1861. The book is a detailed account of Faraday's famous lectures on the chemical properties of a candle flame, which he delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain... Read Full Overview

Faraday's detailed examination of the candle, its composition, and the physical nature of its flames, is published here complete with the original illustrations and explanatory tables. Although involved in developing several of the cutting-edge advances in thermodynamics during... Read Full Overview

""A Course Of Six Lectures On The Chemical History Of A Candle: To Which Is Added A Lecture On Platinum"" is a book written by Michael Faraday and published in 1861. The book is a collection of six lectures given by Faraday on the chemical processes that occur during the burning... Read Full Overview

"The Chemical History of a Candle" from Michael Faraday. English scientist who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry (1791-1867).

From the primitive pine-torch to the paraffin candle, how wide an interval between them how vast a contrast The means adopted by man to illuminate his home at night, stamp at once his position in the scale of civilisation. The fluid bitumen of the far East, blazing in rude vessels... Read Full Overview