Excerpt from Dissolved Gases in Glass On cooling the glass, these gases should remain in solution, and glass in the finished state may therefore be expected to contain appreci able quantities of these dissolved gases. Since no actual data concern ing the nature or amounts of such dissolved gases were available, the experiments described below were undertaken for the purpose of throwing some light on this question. These experiments are to be regarded as preliminary to a more extended investigation of 'these dissolved gases, and Of their influence upon the properties of the finished glass, and its behavior during use. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.