Chapter I: Front Matter

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THE METHODS OF GLASS BLOWING
AND OF
WORKING SILICA

BY THE SAME AUTHOR _With 25 Illustrations. Crown 8vo, 2s._

=A Practical Introduction to Chemistry.= Intended to
give a _practical_ acquaintance with the Elementary Facts
and Principles of Chemistry.

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
LONDON, NEW YORK, BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS.

The Methods of Glass Blowing
AND OF
Working Silica in the Oxy-Gas Flame

_FOR THE USE OF CHEMICAL AND
PHYSICAL STUDENTS_

BY

W. A. SHENSTONE, F.R.S.

FORMERLY LECTURER ON CHEMISTRY IN CLIFTON COLLEGE

_NINTH IMPRESSION_

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO.
39 PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK
BOMBAY, CALCUTTA, AND MADRAS

1916