Glass
By: Neil Morris
Series: Materials that matter; Materials that matter
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781445100203
Subjects: Glass; Juvenile literature; Glass manufacture; Glass waste; Recycling
Description: Comprehensive overview of glass: it's history, manufacture and the many uses to which it is put and why we need to recycle and reuse glass.
Notes: "An Appleseed Editions book"--Title page verso.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: What is glass?; title: First glass; title: Venice and Murano; title: Modern glass-making; title: Making glass in a factory; title: Beauty of glass; title: Speciality glass; title: Making glass safer; title: Fibres of glass; title: Fine glass for lenses; title: Saving energy; title: Recycling glass; title: Glass in the future.