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Excerpt from The London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science, Vol. 3: January-June, 1877 I have generally In my remarks adopted a chronological arrangement of the various researches, because it is only thus that the course Of thought which I have followed can be logically represented. A systematic arrangement would, it is true, place the Simpler before the more complex conditions but in the present case the latter, which occur chiefly in the case of luminous carbon-containing flames, are the more im portant and have been more studied. The experience gained from the study of flames burning under complex conditions is tested and applied in the case of simpler flames, and so becomes a guide to the explanation of the conditions affecting luminous flames in general. Diminution and Restoration of Luminosity in Hydrocarbon flames. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.