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flint glass [2 records]

Record 1 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Crystal (Glass Industry)
  • Types of Glass
CONT

The evolution of lead glass occurred at a time when calcined or ground flint was substituted for Venetian pebbles as the source of silica for making the glass. Later, sand replaced the flint, but the name' flint glass' has persisted ...

CONT

The invention of flint glass in England, about 1675 provided English craftsmen with a hard glass capable of taking on a brilliant finish when cut and polished.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Cristal (Industrie du verre)
  • Sortes de verre
DEF

Verre à base de silex qu'on transformait en sable, matière première indispensable à l'obtention de la silice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cristalería decorativa
  • Cristal (Industria del vidrio)
  • Tipos de vidrio
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Record 2 2004-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photography
  • Optical Glass
  • Types of Glass
CONT

[chromatic aberration could be reduced by combining a positive lens of a crown glass] with a negative lens of a flint glass (high refractive index and high dispersion).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photographie
  • Verres d'optique
  • Sortes de verre
CONT

deux types de verre entrent dans la composition des lentilles: le crown, peu dispersif, le flint, très dispersif.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fotografía
  • Vidrios ópticos
  • Tipos de vidrio
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