The Chemical History of a Candle
- The Chemical History of a Candle
"The Chemical History of a Candle" was the title of a series of 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.
External links
* [http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/14474 Full text of "The Chemical History Of A Candle"] from Project Gutenberg
* [http://www.worlddeer.org/Markwalker/candle.pdf Modern intepretation of the candle lectures]
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