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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
The clash of civilisations
8 Spectacles and predicaments
9 Visions of the world
App. 1 Types of glass
App. 2 The role of glass in twenty experiments that changed the world
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Index.
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
The clash of civilisations
8 Spectacles and predicaments
9 Visions of the world
App. 1 Types of glass
App. 2 The role of glass in twenty experiments that changed the world
Further reading
Sources for quoted passages
Bibliography
Index.