The glass bathyscaphe / Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin.
The glass bathyscaphe / Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin.
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Publisher
London : Profile, 2002.
Date
2002.
Call Numbers
N666.109/3
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 255 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Contents
1. Invisible Glass -- 2. Glass in the West - from Mesopotamia to Venice -- 3. Glass and the Origin of Early Science -- 4. Glass and the Renaissance -- 5. Glass and Later Science -- 6. Glass in the East -- 7. The Clash of Civilisations -- 8. Spectacles and Predicaments -- 9. Visions of the World -- A...
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Publisher
London : Profile, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
"Glass is one of the greatest accidents in the history of humankind. This is the first full story of its development and effects. Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin present an account of how glass has been made and used from its discovery in the ancient Near East, through Roman civilisation, the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the Industrial...
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The glass bathyscaphe / Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-233) and index.
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N666.109/3
Record Identifier
74Vvy582Pla3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvy582Pla3
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ISBN
1861973942 (pbk.) :
9781861974006
1861974000
9781861973948 (pbk.) :
DDC
666.109
MMS ID
991016289049702626
