A History of a Candle, The Chemical Added, a Lecture on.

The Chemical History of a Candle invites curious readers to follow Faraday’s hands-on exploration of flame, air, and light.

This edition presents his engaging lectures and the experiments that reveal how candles illuminate our world and what fuels combustion.

The book blends clear demonstrations with accessible context, tracing the journey from simple fuel and heat to the chemistry of oxygen, hydrogen, and water. It offers a window into historical experiments and the early science that shaped our understanding of fire and matter.

• Learn how different candles and fuels are made, and what makes light possible.
• See how oxygen enhances combustion and how hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water.
• Explore practical demonstrations of volatility, gas formation, and the behavior of heat in reactions.
• Discover the lineage of scientific tools and ideas that informed later chemistry and physics.

Ideal for readers of science history and curious minds who enjoy clear, tangible explanations of how everyday phenomena arise from chemical principles.