Schott Guide to Glass [Paperback]

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.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.The history of glass. Glass, the material. The glassmelt. Flat glass. Holloware and glass tubing. Special glasses and their uses. Environmental protection in the glass melting process. Glass as an economic factor.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.Springer Book Archives