A course of six lectures on the chemical history of a candle [electronic resource]: to which is added, a lecture on platinum (1865)
Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867, Crookes, William, 1832-1919 · London : Charles Griffin and Company · leaf 143
ll put ourcandle there, and place over it a chimney, thus.I think my candle will go on burning, becausethe air-passage is open at the bottom and thetop. In the first place, you see the moistureappearing—that you know about. It is waterproduced from the candle by the action of theair upon its… … Fig. 29. perties. You will find that the air coming outof the top of our chimney is nearly sufficient toblow the light out I am holding to it; and if Iput the light fairly opposed to the current, itwill blow it quite out. You will say, that is asit should be, and I am supposing that you thinkit…
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