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LECTURE I.
A CANDLE: THE FLAME—ITS SOURCES—STRUCTURE—MOBILITY—BRIGHTNESS, 13
LECTURE II.
BRIGHTNESS OF THE FLAME—AIR NECESSARY FOR COMBUSTION—PRODUCTION OF WATER, 43
LECTURE III.
PRODUCTS: WATER FROM THE COMBUSTION—NATURE OF WATER A—COMPOUND—HYDROGEN, 68
LECTURE IV.
HYDROGEN IN THE CANDLE—BURNS INTO WATER—THE OTHER PART OF WATER—OXYGEN, 99
LECTURE V.
OXYGEN PRESENT IN THE AIR—NATURE OF THE ATMOSPHERE—ITS PROPERTIES—OTHER PRODUCTS FROM THE CANDLE—CARBONIC ACID—ITS PROPERTIES, 127