The Chemical History of a Candle : With an Introduction by Frank A.J.L. James.

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 rem...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Faraday, Michael
Otros Autores: James, Frank A. J. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2011.
Temas:
Chemistry > Popular works.
Combustion > Popular works.
Candles.
Chimie > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Combustion > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Bougies.
candles.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > General.
Candles
Chemistry
Combustion
Popular works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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--ConclusionNotes; The Facsimile; Original Page Running Heads.

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