The History Of Glass
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How Glass Changed the World
Author | : Seth C. Rasmussen |
Publsiher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 89 |
Release | : 2012-02-23 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9783642281839 |
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Glass production is thought to date to ~2500 BC and had found numerous uses by the height of the Roman Empire. Yet the modern view of glass-based chemical apparatus (beakers, flasks, stills, etc.) was quite limited due to a lack of glass durability under rapid temperature changes and chemical attack. This “brief” gives an overview of the history and chemistry of glass technology from its origins in antiquity to its dramatic expansion in the 13th century, concluding with its impact on society in general, particularly its effect on chemical practices.
Glass
Author | : Alan Macfarlane,Gerry Martin |
Publsiher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2002-10 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0226500284 |
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Picture, if you can, a world without glass. There would be no microscopes or telescopes, no sciences of microbiology or astronomy. People with poor vision would grope in the shadows, and planes, cars, and even electricity probably wouldn't exist. Artists would draw without the benefit of three-dimensional perspective, and ships would still be steered by what stars navigators could see through the naked eye. In Glass: A World History, Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin tell the fascinating story of how glass has revolutionized the way we see ourselves and the world around us. Starting ten thousand years ago with its invention in the Near East, Macfarlane and Martin trace the history of glass and its uses from the ancient civilizations of India, China, and Rome through western Europe during the Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Industrial Revolution, and finally up to the present day. The authors argue that glass played a key role not just in transforming humanity's relationship with the natural world, but also in the divergent courses of Eastern and Western civilizations. While all the societies that used glass first focused on its beauty in jewelry and other ornaments, and some later made it into bottles and other containers, only western Europeans further developed the use of glass for precise optics, mirrors, and windows. These technological innovations in glass, in turn, provided the foundations for European domination of the world in the several centuries following the Scientific Revolution. Clear, compelling, and quite provocative, Glass is an amazing biography of an equally amazing subject, a subject that has been central to every aspect of human history, from art and science to technology and medicine.
The History of Glass
Author | : Dan Klein,Ward Lloyd |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Glass manufacture |
ISBN | : 1855018993 |
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The History of Glass
Author | : Dan Klein,Ward Lloyd |
Publsiher | : London : Orbis |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : UOM:39015016849039 |
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Murano
Author | : Gianfranco Toso |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : UOM:39015050487142 |
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Murano: A History of Glass discusses the origins of glass production, describing methods used by the Egyptians and the Romans. The earliest evidence of glass-making in Murano dates from the 7th to 8th century AD and this beautifully illustrated book trac
Encyclopedia of Glass Science Technology History and Culture 2 Volume Set
Author | : Pascal Richet |
Publsiher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 1573 |
Release | : 2021-03-16 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 9781118799420 |
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A comprehensive and up-to-date encyclopedia to the fabrication, nature, properties, uses, and history of glass The Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture has been designed to satisfy the needs and curiosity of a broad audience interested in the most varied aspects of material that is as old as the universe. As described in over 100 chapters and illustrated with 1100 figures, the practical importance of glass has increased over the ages since it was first man-made four millennia ago. The old-age glass vessels and window and stained glass now coexist with new high-tech products that include for example optical fibers, thin films, metallic, bioactive and hybrid organic-inorganic glasses, amorphous ices or all-solid-state batteries. In the form of scholarly introductions, the Encyclopedia chapters have been written by 151 noted experts working in 23 countries. They present at a consistent level and in a self-consistent manner these industrial, technological, scientific, historical and cultural aspects. Addressing the most recent fundamental advances in glass science and technology, as well as rapidly developing topics such as extra-terrestrial or biogenic glasses, this important guide: Begins with industrial glassmaking Turns to glass structure and to physical, transport and chemical properties Deals with interactions with light, inorganic glass families and organically related glasses Considers a variety of environmental and energy issues And concludes with a long section on the history of glass as a material from Prehistory to modern glass science The Encyclopedia of Glass Science, Technology, History, and Culture has been written not only for glass scientists and engineers in academia and industry, but also for material scientists as well as for art and industry historians. It represents a must-have, comprehensive guide to the myriad aspects this truly outstanding state of matter.
The History of Glass
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Author | : Dan Klein,Ward Lloyd |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : OCLC:861532181 |
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