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Faraday Michael |
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The chemical history of a candle / / Michael Faraday ; edited and introduced by Frank A. J. L. James |
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Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2011 |
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©2011 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (203 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chemistry |
Combustion |
Candles |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""List of Plates""; ""Introduction""; ""Note on the Published Text""; ""The Text""; ""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""; ""Notes""; ""The Facsimile""; ""Original Page Running Heads"" |
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Michael Faraday's celebrated series of lectures,The Chemical History of a Candle, turned into one of the most successful science books ever published and was a classic work of Victorian popular science. They also reflect how Faraday, the bookbinder's apprentice turned scientist, was a remarkable communicator of science.First published in 1861 they have remained continuously in print ever since. Covering a wide range |
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