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A classic of popular science, in a special high quality edition to mark its 150th anniversary.
Synopsis
Marking the 150th anniversary of the first publication in 1861, this new edition of the celebrated series of lectures, The Chemical History of a Candle, by Michael Faraday features facsimiles of Faraday's original lecture notes, published for the first time, along with an introduction by the leading Faraday scholar, Frank A.J.L. James.