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There is not a law under which any part of this universe is governed which does not come into play, and is touched upon in these phenomena. There is no better, there is no more open door by which you can enter into the study of natural philosophy, than by considering the physical phenomena of a candle. I trust, therefore, I shall not disappoint you in choosing this for my subject rather than any newer topic, which could not be better, were it even so good.
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Michael Faraday gave six Christmas lectures on the candle to a young audience at the Royal Institution in London, and a reporter took them down for the book printed in 1861. He had started the Christmas Lectures there in 1825, and the series still runs every December. Faraday left school early and learned chemistry while working for a bookbinder. In this passage he argues that no law of the universe stays outside the study of a candle flame.
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Michael Faraday gave six Christmas lectures on the candle to a young audience at the Royal Institution in London, and a reporter took them down for the book printed in 1861. He had started the Christmas Lectures there in 1825, and the series still runs every December. Faraday left school early and learned chemistry while working for a bookbinder. In this passage he argues that no law of the universe stays outside the study of a candle flame.
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