The Chemical History of a Candle, by Michael Faraday

Table of Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Lecture i. A Candle: The Flame—Its Sources—Structure—Mobility—Brightness.
  3. Lecture ii. A Candle: Brightness of the Flame—Air Necessary for Combustion—Production of Water.
  4. Lecture iii. Products: Water from the Combustion—Nature of Water—A Compound—Hydrogen.
  5. Lecture iv. Hydrogen in the Candle—Burns into Water—The Other Part of Water—Oxygen.
  6. Lecture v. Oxygen Present in the Air—Nature of the Atmosphere—Its Properties—Other Products from the Candle—Carbonic Acid—Its Properties.
  7. Lecture vi. Carbon or Charcoal—Coal Gas—Respiration and its Analogy to the Burning of a Candle—Conclusion.
  8. Lecture On Platinum. [ Delivered before the Royal Institution, on Friday, February 22, 1861. ]
  9. Notes.
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