"The Glass Bathyscaphe: How Glass Changed the World" by Alan Macfarlane and Gerry Martin is a narrative history that explores the development of glass from its discovery through various historical periods, including the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. The book highlights the significant role of glass in enabling advancements in experimental science, perspective, astronomy, zoology, and scientific instrumentation. It also emphasizes the central role of window-glass technology in making the colder northern regions habitable. The authors argue that the divergence in glass technology between west and east (China and Japan) explains differential aspects of Eastern and Western development. The book concludes with a thesis that glass is one of the principal factors in the development of Western civilization.
Soft cover
Very good condition with a gift inscription inside the cover
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