A classic text from Michael Faraday with a new foreword by J. M. Thomas. This essential read for all physicists will give an insight into the mind of one of the greatest scientists of recent centuries.
Analysis of native caustic lime; escape of gases through capillary tubes; combustion of the diamond; oxide of silver in ammonia; action of boracic acid on turmeric; hydrate of chlorine; history of the condensation of gases; new compounds of carbon and hydrogen; limits of vapourization; anhydrous sulphate of soda; sound during the conduct of heat; table-turning; relations of gold and other metals to light; conservation of force.
