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LEAD GLASS [3 records]

Record 1 2011-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Glass
  • Radiation Protection
DEF

A glass of high refractive index containing lead oxide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de verre
  • Radioprotection
DEF

Verre contenant une forte proportion de composés de plomb augmentant l'absorption du rayonnement qui le traverse.

OBS

Le verre au plomb est employé comme matériau protecteur transparent.

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Glass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sortes de verre

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-07-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ornamental Glassware
  • Glass Manufacturing
DEF

A type of glass containing a high percentage of lead oxide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Verrerie d'art
  • Fabrication du verre
CONT

Le manufacture royale du Creusot. (...) Les premiers essais pour imiter le verre au plomb des anglais eurent lieu d'abord à Chaumont-sur-Loire en 1772, où travaillait un verrier anglais (...)

Spanish

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