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RefNoCMB/1/13/10
LevelFile
TitleMinutes of a Committee for the Improvement of Glass for Optical purposes.
Date28 February 1826
DescriptionPresent at the meeting: the President [Sir Humphry Davy] in the chair; Mr Brande; Mr Dollond; Mr Gilbert; Mr Herschel; Mr Faraday; Mr Soth; Dr Wollaston

Minutes of last meeting were read, and report of the Sub-Committee received

Discussed Mr Brande's experiments on the combustin of borax with glass; account to be recorded, but not considered as holding any promise for the purposes of this enquiry.

Resolved to proceed to another experiment on the large scale by making three pots of glass from fresh and re-used glass. Details and instructions given.
Extent3p
FormatManuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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