Historical Publications - Glass

History of glass and mirrors

The history of creating glass goes back to 3500BC in Mesopotamia and the word derives from the latin term Glesum. Glass is a transparent, typically brittle non-crystalline solid material and has the ability to refract, reflect and transmit light without scattering it. A major use over centuries has been in windows and drinking vessels using soda-lime glass, which is predominantly silica-based whereas many other applications e.g bottles…