Glass

Preface
List of Illustrations
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
7: The Clash of Civilizations
8: Spectacles and Predicaments
9: Visions of the World
Appendix 1: Types of Glass
Appendix 2: The Role of Glass in Twenty Experiments that Changed the World
Further Reading
Sources for Quoted Passages
Bibliography
Index