How Long to Read Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle

How Long Does it Take to Read Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 20 minutes to read Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle by William S. Hammack

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book introduces modern readers to Michael Faraday's great nineteenth-century lectures on The Chemical History of a Candle. This edition is a companion book to the popular EngineerGuy YouTube series of the lectures. This books contains supplemental material to help readers appreciate Faraday's key insight that "there is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of science than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle." Through a careful examination of a burning candle, Faraday's lectures introduce readers to the concepts of mass, density, heat conduction, capillary action, and convection currents. They demonstrate the difference between chemical and physical processes, such as melting, vaporization, incandescence, and all types of combustion. And the lectures reveal the properties of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide, including their relative masses and the makeup of the atmosphere. The lectures wrap up with a grand, and startling, analogy: by understanding the chemical behavior of a candle the reader can grasp the basics of respiration. To help readers understand Faraday's key points this book has an "Essential Background" section that explains in modern terms how a candle works, introductory guides for each lecture written in contemporary language, and seven student activities with teaching guides.

How long is Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle?

Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle by William S. Hammack is 200 pages long, and a total of 50,000 words.

This makes it 67% the length of the average book. It also has 61% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 33 minutes to read Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle aloud.

What Reading Level is Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle?

Michael Faraday's the Chemical History of a Candle is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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