A Chemical History of a Candle
Publisher: Book Jungle(2007-05-11) | ISBN:1594627207 | DJVU | 4.5 Mb | 124 pages
The greatest experimental scientist Michael Faraday delivered these six lectures at London's 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.