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A Handbook of Laboratory Glassblowing
This is a reprint of the rare original "concise edition" by Bolas with some additions.
116 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1921
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February 6, 2015
Utterly fascinating to the user of scientific glassware, even if (as nowadays) few if any scientists have to either make their own, or place their order with the company / university glassblower; since instrumental techniques have now very largely taken over from preparative methods.
For any scientist who is of an age to remember designing experimental equipment for separations / synthesis / analysis, this book is a real trip down memory lane. It also reminds of the exquisitely high manipulative skills of the glassblower. I never could imagine how, for example, a Liebig condenser could possibly be made (see pg. 37) – OK; yes, they were expensive!
For any scientist who is of an age to remember designing experimental equipment for separations / synthesis / analysis, this book is a real trip down memory lane. It also reminds of the exquisitely high manipulative skills of the glassblower. I never could imagine how, for example, a Liebig condenser could possibly be made (see pg. 37) – OK; yes, they were expensive!
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