03034nam 2200589 450 991045815580332120200520144314.00-19-161958-2(CKB)2550000000067270(EBL)777005(OCoLC)763156370(SSID)ssj0001037886(PQKBManifestationID)12424323(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001037886(PQKBWorkID)11047397(PQKB)11403927(MiAaPQ)EBC777005(Au-PeEL)EBL777005(CaPaEBR)ebr11198114(EXLCZ)99255000000006727020170109h20112011 uy 1engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe chemical history of a candle /Michael Faraday ; edited and introduced by Frank A. J. L. JamesOxford, [England] :Oxford University Press,2011.©20111 online resource (203 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-969491-5 ""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""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 of basic scientific knowledge, much of which still has relevance today, The Chemical History of a Candle draws out the science behind the candle flame; a familiar yet complex exampChemistryPopular worksCombustionPopular worksCandlesElectronic books.ChemistryCombustionCandles.540Faraday Michael19657James Frank A. J. L.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458155803321The chemical history of a candle2084694UNINA