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Glass Manufacture

INDEX

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A.

Abbé, 8, 10, 210, 218

Absorption of light in glass, 32, 179

Acid, action of, on glass, 11

boric, action of, on glass, 11, 186

carbonic, action of, on glass, 12

hydrofluoric, action of, on glass, 12

phosphoric, action of, on glass, 11

Air, compressed, 91, 105, 117

Alkali chlorides, use of, in glass manufacture, 41

content of hygroscopic glass, 6

metals, 184

nitrates, 44, 78

sources of, 40

Alkaline liquids, action of, on glass, 11

Aluminium, 51, 186

Ammonia soda, 41

Anastigmatic photographic lenses, 213

Ancient windows, colours of, 16, 202

Annealing bottles, 103

kiln, 103

for optical glass, 235

for plate glass, 135

for rolled plate glass, 127

Anthracite coal, 42, 53, 79

Antimony, 188

Apochromatic objectives, 213

Arsenic, 52, 78, 105, 117, 188

Artificial gems, 246

Auerbach, 22

Aventurine, 185

B.

Bacteria, action of, on glass, 13

Barium compounds, 47, 186

crown glass, 212

glass, 7

Barytes, 48

Bases other than alkalies, sources of, 45

Beads, 244

Behaviour, chemical, of glass, 6

Bending plate glass, 144

Bevelling, 145

Black ash, 41

Blisters in sheet glass, 160, 168

Blocks, fire-clay, 58

tank, 59

Blower, sheet glass, 158

Blower’s chair, 111

Blowing glass, 89

holes, 91, 161, 189

sheet glass, 161

Blown glass, decoration of, 114

plate glass, 171

Bohemian glass, 109, 240

Boiling up, 81

Bottles, annealing of, 103

blowing, improvements in, 99

machines, 100

colour of, 96

manufacture, furnace for, 97

moulds for blowing, 98

production of, by hand, 98

raw materials for, 95

strength of, 18

Boric acid, 11

Boron, 186

Boro-silicate crown, 212

Boucher’s bottle-blowing machine, 101

Bricks, fire-clay, 58

silica, 60

Bubbles in optical glass, 230

removal of, 81

Burning, pots, 58

C.

Cadmium, 186

Calcium carbonate, 46

oxide, 45, 186

sulphate, 47

Carbon, 53, 79, 186

Carbonate of soda, 41

Carbonic acid, action of, on glass, 12

Carboys, blowing of, 104

Casting plate glass, 132

Chair, glass-blower’s, 111

Chalk, 46

Chamotte, 57

Chance, 211

Charcoal, 42, 58, 79

Charging furnaces, 75

Chemical behaviour of glass, 6

composition of glass, 5

of optical glass, 217

reactions during fusion, 76

Chilled glass, 247

Chimneys, gaslight, 23

lamp, 238

Chromium, colouring effect of, 190

Cleaning of lenses, 220

Coal, anthracite, 42, 53, 79

Cobalt, colouring effect of, 197

Coke, 42, 53, 79

Colour of ancient windows, 16

glass, 32

theory of, 181

optical glass, 208

sheet glass, 167

Coloured blown glass, 113

glass, 178

technical uses of, 203

Combustion tubing, 7, 241

Compressed air for glass blowing, 91, 105, 117

Conductivity, electrical, of glass, 30

thermal, of glass, 24, 29

Copper, colouring effect of, 184

ruby, 184, 188, 198

Corrosion of glass, 11

Covered pots, 56, 109

Crown, boro-silicate, 219

glass, 175, 211

hard, 212, 219

soft, 212

telescope, 215

Crowns, furnace, 60

Crucibles, manufacture of, 56

for glass melting, 54

Crushing strength of glass, 19

Cryolite, 52

Crystallisation of glass, 3

Crystals, mineral, 218

Cullet, 74

for optical glass, 224

Cutting rolled plate glass, 128

Cylinders, sheet glass, 161, 171

D.

Decolourisation of glass, 52, 188, 190, 193, 197

Decoration of blown glass, 114

Defects in rolled plate glass, 129

sheet glass, 166

Definition of glass, 1

De la Bastie, 248

Devitrification, 3, 11

Diamond, refractive index of, 216

Dimming of glass surfaces, 12

Dinas bricks, 61

Dipping of sheet glass, 166

Dispersion of optical glass, 209

partial, 214

Double refraction in optical glass, 221

rolling machine, 130

Drawing tubes, 239

Ductility of glass, 20

Durability of glass, tests for, 14

Dust, action of, on lenses, 220

glass, 245

E.

Elasticity of glass, 20, 24

Electrical properties of glass, 29

Epinal, 39

Etching of glass, 12

Expansion, coefficient of thermal, 24, 25

F.

Felspar, 40, 44

Fibres, glass, 245

silica, 245

Figured rolled plate glass, 87, 130

cutting of, 131

Finger-marks on lenses, 219

Fining of glass, 81

optical glass, 229

Fire-clay, action of, on glass, 6

for pots, 55

wetting up, 57

Fire-polish, 117

Flashed glass, 25, 199

Flint, 40

boro-silicate, 212

dense, 212, 246

densest, 212

extra dense, 212

glass, 7, 49, 78, 108, 211

light, 212

soda, 212

telescope, 215

Fluorite, refractive index of, 216

Fontainebleau, 38

Founding of optical glass, 227

Fourcault process, 174

Fresnel, 251

Furnace crowns, 60

gas, 63

Furnaces for bottle manufacture, 97

glass melting, 54, 62

optical glass, 225

plate glass, 133

rolled plate glass, 122

sheet glass, 151, 170

ports, 67

recuperative, 66, 156

regenerative, 66, 155

tank, 59, 69

economy of, 72

Fusion, process of, 73

temperature of glass, 5

Freezing of glass, 2

G.

Gaslight, chimneys for, 23

Gas producers, 62, 64

Gatherer, 158

Gathering of glass, 85, 88, 158

Gauge tubes, 10, 18, 23, 26

Gems, artificial, 246

Ghosts, photographic, 16

Glauber’s salt, 43

Gold, colouring effect of, 185

Grinding plate glass, 137

Gypsum, 47

H.

Hardened glass, 20

Hardness of glass, 21

tests for, 22

Heavy spar, 48

Henrivaux, 19

Hertz, 22

Hock-bottle colour, 195

Hohenbocka, 38

Hollow glass-ware, 108

Horse-shoe flame, 69

Hydrofluoric acid, action of, on glass, 12

Hygroscopic glass, alkali content of, 6

I.

Indentation modulus, 22

Index, refractive, 216

Insulating properties of glass, 29

Iron, 96

colouring effect of, 196

oxidation of, in glass, 195

Irregularities caused by rolling, 86

J.

Jena, 7, 10, 14, 26, 29, 203, 210, 213, 241

K.

Kelp, 40

Kowalski, 19

L.

Laboratory ware, 10, 23

Ladling glass, 85

rolled plate glass, 124

Lagre, 166

Lamp-chimneys, 110, 238

Lamp-work, 240, 244

Large vessels, production of, 105

Lead, 49, 183, 188

Lear for rolled plate glass, 127

sheet glass, 165

Leighton, 39

Lenses, cleaning of, 220

finger-marks on, 220

pressing small, 94

Light, action of, on glass, 15

Lighthouse glass, 178, 250

Lime, slaked, 45

Lime-stone, 46

Limited range of vitreous bodies, 4

Lippe, 38

Lynn, 39

M.

Machines, bevelling, 145

double rolling, 130

grinding, 139

polishing, 141

Magnesia, 48, 186

Manganese, 15, 52, 80

Mangin mirrors, 252

Marver, 111

Massive glass, 249

Mechanical properties of glass, 18

Metal, attachment of, to glass, 26

Minerals, crystalline, 217

Mirrors, 145

searchlight, 251

Mixing of materials, 73

Moulds for glass-blowing, 90, 110, 116

pressed glass, 119

Muffled glass, 172

Muranese glass, 123

N.

Nickel, 96

colouring effect of, 197

steel, 27, 148

Nitrates, alkali, 44, 78

O.

Objectives, apochromatic, 213

telescope, 218

Opal glass, 45, 52, 186

Opaque plate glass, 146

Open pots, 56

Optical glass, annealing, 235

chemical composition of, 217

cooling of, 233

cost of, 237

fining, 229

founding, 227

furnaces for, 225

hardness of, 220

moulding, 235

pressing, 93

range of, 216

raw materials for, 223

sorting, 235

stability of, 219

strain in, 221

stirring, 231

yield of, 236

properties of glass, 205

P.

Painting on glass, 201

Parason, 102

Patent plate glass, 171

Paving stones, glass, 249

Pearl ash, 43

Phosphoric acid, 11

Phosphorus, 188

Photographic ghosts, 16

lenses, anastigmatic, 213

colour of, 209

Pipe, glass-maker’s, 89

sheet-blower’s, 158

warmer, 158

Plate glass, annealing kiln for, 135

bending of, 144

blown, 171

casting, 132

colour of, 33

figured rolled, 87

flatness of, 134

furnaces for, 133

grinding machines, 139

of, 137

mirrors, 145

opaque, 146

polishing machines, 141

polishing of, 137

raw materials for, 132

rolled, 86, 123

silvering, 146

sizes of, 143

strength of, 15

striæ in, 143

wired, 27, 147

Platinum, 27

Polishing, theory of, 141

Pontil, 98, 176, 239

Potash, 43

Potato, use of, in glass melting, 81

Ports, furnace, 67

Pots, burning of, 58

covered, 56

drying of, 58

for flint glass, 109

optical glass, 226

manufacture of, 56

open, 56

Pouring of glass, 85, 87

Pressed glass, 92, 118

composition of, 120

Presses for glass, 119

Proofs, 82, 231

Purity of materials, 36

Q.

Quartz, 40

R.

Range, limited, of vitreous bodies, 4

Recuperative furnaces, 66, 156

Red lead, 49

Refraction, double, in optical glass, 221

of light in optical glass, 209

Refractive index, 216

Regenerative furnace, 66, 155

Reichsanstalt, 10

Resistance to crystallisation of glass, 4

Rings for lighthouse lenses, 251

Rod, glass, 245

Rolled plate glass, 86, 123

annealing, 127

cutting, 128

defects of, 129

figured, 130

furnaces, 123

ladling, 124

raw materials for, 124

rolling, 126

sorting, 129

surface of, 122

Rolling of glass, 86

Rubies, artificial, 247

Ruby, copper, 184, 188, 198

flashed, 184

gold, 185

Rupert’s drops, 248

S.

Salt-cake, 37, 42, 79, 189

Sand, 38

Sandstone, 39

Schott, 8, 19, 203, 213, 241

Scratches on sheet glass, 169

Searchlights, 250

Seed in sheet glass, 167

Selenium, colouring effect of, 190

Sheet glass, 70

blisters in, 160, 168

blowing, 161

colour of, 33, 167

compared with plate, 149

cylinders, 161, 171

defects of, 166

dipping, 166

flattening, 165

furnaces, 151, 170

lear, 165

mechanical production of, 173

raw materials for, 150

sorting, 166

splitting, 164

strength of, 18

Siedentopf, 182

Siege blocks, 59

Siemens, 248

Sievert, 92, 105, 117, 172

processes, 105, 117

Signal glasses, 203

Silica bricks, 61

glass, 5, 26, 241

sources of, 37

Silicon, colouring effect of, 187

Silver, colouring effect of, 185

Silvering plate glass, 146

Sizes of plate glass, 142

Soda ash, 41

carbonate, 41

sulphate, 37, 42, 79

sulphide, 80

sulphite, 79

Solidification of glass, 1

Solutions, analogy of, with glass, 206

Sorting rolled plate glass, 129

Specific heat of glass, 25, 29

inductive capacity of glass, 29

Stains, coloured, 200

Stassfurth, 44

Stones in rolled plate glass, 129

sheet glass, 167

Storage of materials, 37

Strain in optical glass, 221

Strength of glass, 19

Striæ in coloured glass, 203

optical glass, 206, 227

plate glass, 143

testing apparatus, 207

String in sheet glass, 168

Strontium, 86

Structure of glass, 1

Sulphur, colouring effect of, 189

Surfaces, chemical behaviour of glass, 8, 10

Szigmondi, 182

T.

Table, rolling, 126

Tank blocks, 59

furnaces, 59, 69

economy of, 72

for sheet glass, 152

Telescope objectives, 213

Temperature of fusion of glass, 5

Tempered glass, 20, 248

Tensile strength of glass, 19

Thallium, 183, 188

Theory of colours in glass, 181

polishing, 141

Thermal endurance of glass, 23

properties of glass, 23

Thermometer glass, 7, 8, 28

Tin, colouring effect of, 187

Tonnelot, 7

Transparency of glass, 31

optical glass, 208

Trautwine, 19

Tubing, 238

combustion, 7

drawing of, 239

Tumblers, 111

U.

Ultra-violet microscope, 243

V.

Vanadium, colouring effect of, 189

Veins in optical glass, 206, 227

W.

Water, action of, on glass, 10

glass, 250

Wetting up clay, 57

Winkelmann, 19

Wired plate glass, 27, 147

Witherite, 48

Wool, glass, 245

Y.

Young’s modulus, 20

Z.

Zaffre, 197

Zeiss, 213, 244

Zinc, colouring effect of, 49, 186

Zschimmer, 14

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