Porcelain to Silica Bricks The Extreme Ceramics of William Weston Young (1776-1847) /

• Main Author: Edwards, Howell G.M (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Ceramics.; Glass.; Composites (Materials).; Composite materials.; Cultural heritage.; Spectroscopy.; Chemistry-History.; Fine arts.; Microscopy.; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials.; Cultural Heritage.; Spectroscopy/Spectrometry.; History of Chemistry.; Fine Arts.; Spectroscopy and Microscopy.

The title of this book describes the two extremes of ceramic invention from aesthetically beautiful and decorative works of art that graced the tables of the aristocracy to the functional silica brick that lined the smelting furnaces of industrialised nations in the 19th century designed to produce...