How Glass Changed the World The History and Chemistry of Glass from Antiquity to the 13th Century
Glass production is thought to date to ~2500 BC and had found numerous uses by the height of the Roman Empire. The modern view of glass-based chemical apparatus (beakers, flasks, stills, etc.) was quite limited, however, due to a lack of glass durability under rapid temperature changes and chemical...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2012, 2012
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2012 |
| Series: | History of Chemistry
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Origins of glass: Myth and known history
- Development and growth of glass through the Roman period
- Reinventing an old material: Venice and the new glass
- Applications to chemical apparatus
- Impact on society and its effect on chemical progress