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The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday (2003, Trade Paperback)

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Chemical History of a Candle, Paperback by Faraday, Michael, ISBN 0486425428, ISBN-13 9780486425429, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This unabridged republication is based on a series of six lectures Faraday delivered to young students at London's Royal Institution in 1860-61, in which he professed that all governing laws of the universe come into play during the time a candle burns. Th covers all properties of a burning candle including the chemical components, function of weight and atmosphere, the wick, capillary attraction, carbon content in oxygen and living bodies, and properties of carbonic acid. Th's historical and scientific significance may appeal to a wide audience interested in science. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()