Schott Guide to Glass

by H.G. Pfaender (Editor)

Overview

Accessible and generously illustrated in full colour, this reference spans the history of glass, the raw materials and the manufacturing process, as well as its many products. Informative and compact, this convenient guide is appropriate for anyone interested in glass. Revised throughout for this new edition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789401042307
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	08/27/2012
Edition description:	Second Edition 1996
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

Table of Contents

1 The history of glass.- 2 Glass, the material.- 3 The glassmelt.- 4 Flat glass.- 5 Hollowware and glass tubing.- 6 Special glasses and their uses.- 7 Environmental protection in the glass melting process.- 8 Glass an an economic factor.- Glass museums.- Explanation of physical symbols and units.- Attenuation of radiation.- Technical literature on glass.

Editorial Reviews

The text thoroughly explains the fundamental aspects of glass...The Schott Guide to Glass provides comprehensive coverage of glass in easy to understand terms. It is an informative reference source for chemists, industrial designers, electronic engineers, architects, textile manufacturers and physicists. - Verre; ...highly recommended - Glass Technology.

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