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Article #16Re: The Nature of Glass
From: Josh 'I'd MUCH rather be driving...
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 18:46
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 18:46
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In article <1992Oct29.144748.7474@msc.cornell.edu> rob@lynx.msc.cornell.edu.UUCP (Rob Vaughn,302 Thurston Hall,50637,2730428) writes: >> 2) Does glass "flow" or "settle". producing waviness and thicker areas >> at the bottom of a pane? If I can remember correctly, the largest refracting telescope in the world, (40") has to be rotated in it's tube once a week to keep it from "flowing" Also, it is possible to measure the change in thickness in glass in some old catherdals. Josh gt3716a@prism.gatech.edu sorry if this gets posted twice, but my rn choked at the alt group -- It could be worse... I could be a freshman forever! Joshua Kimbrell Freeman, gt3716a@prism.gatech.edu
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!destroyer!gatech!prism!gt3716a From: gt3716a@prism.gatech.EDU (Josh 'I'd MUCH rather be driving' Freeman) Newsgroups: sci.materials,sci.physics Subject: Re: The Nature of Glass Message-ID: <73015@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 29 Oct 92 18:46:39 GMT References: <1992Oct28.154838@orion.IntelliCorp.COM> <1992Oct29.144748.7474@msc.cornell.edu> Followup-To: sci.materials Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 17