The Chemical History of a Candle " "With Other Eyes

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The Chemical History of a Candle " "With Other EyesOne of the greatest experimental scientists of all time, Michael Faraday (17911867) developed the first electric motor, electric generator, and dynamo essentially creating the science of electrochemistry. This book, the result of six lectures he delivered to young students at Londons Royal Institution, concerns another form of energy candlelight. Faraday titled the lectures "The Chemical History of a Candle," choosing the subject because, as he