🕯️ Christmas Lectures iconic object no. 4 – from various lectures in the 1800s, with Michael Faraday This is Michael Faraday's candle holder, used when delivering the popular lecture series "A Chemical History of a Candle" in the mid-1800s, which helped audiences step into the world of science through a familiar household object. The lectures were later published as a book, in which Faraday wrote: "There is not a law under which any part of this universe is governed which does not come into pla

456K views · 4.2K reactions | A burning candle looks like a simple thing, but Michael Faraday knew it encapsulated a treasure trove of chemistry ️ This demo inspired by Faraday's 1848 lecture series "The Chemical History of a Candle" shows how the vapour of the wax is the part of the candle that actually burns. Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/cqTPYoye2J8 | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

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