LEADER 03034nam 2200589 450 001 9910458155803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-19-161958-2 035 $a(CKB)2550000000067270 035 $a(EBL)777005 035 $a(OCoLC)763156370 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001037886 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12424323 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001037886 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11047397 035 $a(PQKB)11403927 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC777005 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL777005 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11198114 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000067270 100 $a20170109h20112011 uy 1 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe chemical history of a candle /$fMichael Faraday ; edited and introduced by Frank A. J. L. James 210 1$aOxford, [England] :$cOxford University Press,$d2011. 210 4$dİ2011 215 $a1 online resource (203 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-969491-5 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 330 $aMichael 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 examp 606 $aChemistry$vPopular works 606 $aCombustion$vPopular works 606 $aCandles 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aChemistry 615 0$aCombustion 615 0$aCandles. 676 $a540 700 $aFaraday$b Michael$019657 702 $aJames$b Frank A. J. L. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458155803321 996 $aThe chemical history of a candle$92084694 997 $aUNINA