The Chemical History of a Candle
The Chemical History of a Candle was the title of a series of six lectures on the chemistry and physics of flames given by Michael Faraday at the Royal Institution. This was the origin of the Christmas lectures for young people that are still given there every year and bear his name.
The lecture described the different zones of combustion in the candle flame, and the presence of carbon particles in the luminescent zone.
The lectures were first printed as a book in 1861.
Contents of the Six Lectures
Lecture 1: A Candle: The Flame - Its Sources - Structure - Mobility - Brightness
Lecture 2: Brightness of the Flame - Air necessary for Combustion - Production of Water
Lecture 3: Products: Water from the Combustion - Nature of Water - A Compound - Hydrogen
Lecture 4: Hydrogen in the Candle - Burns into Water - The Other Part of Water - Oxygen
Lecture 5: Oxygen present in the Air - Nature of the Atmosphere - Its Properties - Other Products from the Candle - Carbonic Acid - Its Properties
Lecture 6: Carbon or Charcoal - Coal Gas Respiration and its Analogy to the Burning of a Candle - Conclusion
External links
- Faraday, Michael (1861). W. Crookes (ed.). A Course of Six Lectures on [[the Chemical History of a Candle]]. Griffin, Bohn & Co.
{{cite book}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) Full text of The Chemical History Of A Candle from Project Gutenberg - Faraday, Michael (1861). W. Crookes (ed.). A Course of Six Lectures on [[the Chemical History of a Candle]]. Griffin, Bohn & Co. ISBN 1-4255-1974-1.
{{cite book}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help) Full text of The Chemical History Of A Candle from Internet Archive, with illustrations. - Modern interpretation of the candle lectures