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⚗️ The Invisible Revolution: Understanding the Ancient Art and Modern Science of Glass Manufacturing
From section: Where Sand Becomes Transparent 🏛️The ancient Roman historian Pliny the Elder recounted a legendary story of Phoenician merchants accidentally discovering glass when cooking fires on sandy beaches fused sodium-rich plant ashes with silica.
