Chemical History of a Candle

English

ISBN: 0486425428

EAN: 9780486425429

Category: Crafts & Hobbies / Candle & Soap Making/Science / Chemistry / General/

Publisher: Dover Publications, Incorporated

Release Date: 03/27/2012

Synopsis: The greatest experimental scientist Michael Faraday delivered these six lectures at Londons Royal Institution. Their subjects include the components, function, and weight of the atmosphere; capillary attraction; the carbon content in oxygen and living bodies; respiration and its analogy to the burning of a candle; and much more. Numerous illustrations.

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Chemical History of a Candle

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Width: 5.38 inches

Length: 8.5 inches

Weight: 11.53 oz

Pages: 240