 The Chemical History of a Candle by Michael Faraday

A primary experimental exposition by Michael Faraday. Inspected text: en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Chemical_History_of_a_Candle. Relevant locators are Lecture I, wick, melting reservoir and capillary attraction; Lecture II, luminous particles; Lectures III–V, combustion products. The inspected transcription identifies a 1908 new impression; this is distinguished from the original 1861 publication.