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Schott Guide to Glass

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  • © 1996

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Authors:
  1. Heinz G. Pfaender

    1. The Fachhochschule Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. The history of glass

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 1-15

  3. Glass, the material

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 16-34

  4. The glassmelt

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 35-50

  5. Flat glass

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 51-83

  6. Hollowware and glass tubing

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 84-120

  7. Special glasses and their uses

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 121-189

  8. Environmental protection in the glass melting process

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 190-193

  9. Glass as an economic factor

    • Heinz G. Pfaender
    Pages 194-195

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 196-207
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About this book

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.

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • The Fachhochschule Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Heinz G. Pfaender

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Schott Guide to Glass

  • Authors: Heinz G. Pfaender

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0517-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1996

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-412-62060-7Published: 30 November 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-4230-7Published: 27 August 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-0517-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 2

  • Number of Pages: 224

  • Number of Illustrations: 26 b/w illustrations, 76 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Industrial and Production Engineering, Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials, Mechanical Engineering

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