Michael Faraday · Science

The Chemical History of a Candle

Faraday&rsquo;s art of public teaching: <em>The Chemical History of a Candle</em>, in which a single flame is made to open onto all of chemistry and physics - and the craft of doing real experiments, live, before an audience.

What you'll be able to recall

You learned that Faraday, who entered science through a public lecture himself, made the Christmas Lectures and The Chemical History of a Candle into an art - teaching all of chemistry and physics from one flame, always showing rather than telling. Explain his philosophy of teaching and why he chose the ordinary candl…

Leads to Humphry Davy.

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