Focus On Glass

This book looks at the history of glass, its properties and uses. It explains its uses in industry, science and medicine, for fibre optics, mirrors, containers, windows, optical and many other applications. The decorative value of glass is discussed, including the beauty of stained glass windows. There is a history of the early types and uses of glass. The composition of glass is detailed, as are the ever changing methods of producing it. There are full accounts of glass furnaces, making flat glass, moulding and blowing glass. The text is illustrated with full colour photographs and diagrams. There is a useful facts and figures section, a glossary of difficult words, a further information section and a comprehensive index. Graham Rickard has also written "Focus on rice", "Focus on silver" and "Focus on diamonds" in the same series.