Reddit reviews The Chemical History of a Candle

Excellent choice of Sci-Fi, sir. I love that the only post-millenium Sci-Fi book you have is the excellent Old Man's War.

A very good chemistry introduction is Stories of the Invisible. And if you want more of a practical view of chemistry, Faraday's A Chemical History of a Candle is excellent. Chemistry is my favorite science.

A fun set of videos looking into science topics is put on by Destin of Smarter Every Day. Khan Academy may be up your alley, as well. So many fun and amazing things await you out there. You are going to have loads of fun.

On a personal note, I am a trained chemist and a Bible-believing Christian that doesn't believe in a literal 6 day creation or an 8,000 year old Earth. Science does not have to exclude the existence of God. Science is an excellent tool in finding out how He created it, but it does not tell why He did. I love Science and what it shows us about our world and Universe but I believe it can only take you so far. Francis Collins, the current head of the NIH and the former head of the Human Genome Project, gave a great interview with NPR on Science and Religion (specifically Christianity).

As the book was written in 1861, it is in the public domain which means you can get it for free electronically.

Scans of old different old editions: https://archive.org/search.php?query=The%20Chemical%20History%20of%20a%20Candle

E-Book (epub, html, mobi): http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14474

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Info on the book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chemical_History_of_a_Candle