Why Michael Faraday Studied A Candle 🕯️ #science #history
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In 1848 Michael Faraday said a candle was the best door into all of science. He was right — a candle flame is one of the most complex things you can see with your naked eye. There is no better way to enter the study of natural philosophy than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle. That's what Michael Faraday — the man who discovered electromagnetism — told an audience of young people at the Royal Institution in London in December 1848. His six Christmas lectures became "The Chemical History of a Candle" — one of the most famous science lectures ever given. Combustion chemistry. Capillary action. How the wick works. Where the light actually comes from. Every answer opened into another field of science. #HistoryOfCandle #ChemicalHistoryOfACandle #michaelfaraday #sciencehistory #hiddenhistory #CandleHistory #HowCandleWorks #weirdhistory #historyofinventions Subscribe for the hidden history behind the everyday objects you take for granted.
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