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The Chemical History of a Candle

by Michael Faraday. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Michael Faraday examining electricity, experiment, matter; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

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Date
1861
Origin
England
Era
Victorian
Genre
Science
Canon tier
Expanded canon
Difficulty
Challenging
Length
Long
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

ElectricityExperimentMatter

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A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Michael Faraday examining electricity, experiment, matter; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.

This work is included on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.