The Chemical History of a Candle

Michael Faraday

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Dover
13 January 2003

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues

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 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 describes, with great clarity, 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. There is also a chapter comprising Faraday's """"Lecture on Platinum.""""A useful classroom teaching tool, this classic text will also appeal to a wide audience interested in scientific inquiry.

By: Michael Faraday
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 202mm, Width: 136mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 241g
ISBN: 9780486425429
ISBN 10: 0486425428
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 13 January 2003
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

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 LECTURE V. OXYGEN PRESENT IN THE AIR-NATURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE.-ITS PROPERTIES.-OTHER PRODUCTS FROM THE CANDLE.-CARBONIC ACID.-ITS PROPERTIES LECTURE VI. CARBON OR CHARCOAL.-COAL-GAS.-RESPIRATION AND ITS ANALOGY TO THE BURNING OF A CANDLE.-CONCLUSION LECTURE ON PLATINUM NOTES

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