The chemical history of a candle /
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| Author / Creator: | Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867. |
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| Uniform title: | Course of six lectures on the chemical history of a candle |
| Edition: | Dover ed. |
| Imprint: | Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2002. |
| Description: | 223 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4869535 |
Table of Contents:
- 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
