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The production of c h e m i c a l l a b o r a t o r y g l a s s and the development f r o m it of l a b o r a t o r y v e s s e l s , i n s t r u m e n t s , and a p p a r a t u s is one of the m o s t complex jobs in the g l a s s industry. Deep study of the demands placed on such g l a s s w a r e in the Institute of Silicate C h e m i s t r y , A c a d e m y of Sciences of the USSR, and also d i r e c t l y in the f a c t o r i e s nDruzhnaya G o r k a ~ and "Pobeda T r u d a n has made it p o s s i b l e f o r S.K. Dubrovo to write an excellent and e s s e n t i a l book. The book e x a m i n e s in detail the p h y s i c o c h e m i c a l p r o p e r t i e s of l a b o r a t o r y g l a s s e s , methods of d e t e r m i n i n g them, production techniques, t h e o r e t i c a l p r i n c i p l e s affecting p r o p e r t i e s , and the p r e s e n t state of g l a s s quality. He g i v e s a r e v i e w of the c h e m i c a l c o m p o s i t i o n s of g l a s s e s used in foreign countries for making l a b o r a t o r y g l a s s w a r e , i n s t r u m e n t s and a p p a r a t u s . Also in the book a r e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c s and p r o p o s a l s which d e t e r m i n e the t r e n d s for f u r t h e r s c i e n t i fic work in this field of industry. The book contains the following sections: Development of the production of c h e m i c a l l a b o r a t o r y g l a s s ; T h e r m a l r e s i s t a n c e ; Suitability of g l a s s for p r o c e s s i n g with the g l a s s - b l o w i n g b u r n e r ; C o m p o s i tions and p r o p e r t i e s of g l a s s e s f o r l a b o r a t o r y w a r e , i n s t r u m e n t s , and a p p a r a t u s . The book by S.K. Dubrovo is a manual f o r r e s e a r c h w o r k e r s and l a b o r a t o r y technicians, e n g i n e e r s in g l a s s f a c t o r i e s , f o r e m e n g l a s s blowers, and also many u s e r s of g l a s s w a r e and c h e m i c a l a p p a r a t u s . The book is well written and has useful tables and illustrations.

* Published by Izd. "Nauka, " Leningrad (1965). T r a n s l a t e d f r o m Steklo i K e r a m i k a , No. 9, p. 47, S e p t e m b e r i967.

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