Silvering — is the chemical process of coating glass with a reflective substance.Glass mirrors were first coated by molten metal. Later, tin amalgam was used. The mercury contamination by this process made it necessary to switch to the more expensive silver… … Wikipedia
Mercury mirror — can mean: A glass mirror created by Mercury silvering Mercury glass mirror. A component of liquid mirror telescopes This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
Mercury (element) — gold ← mercury → thallium Cd ↑ Hg ↓ Cn … Wikipedia
Mercury glass — English mercury glass objects Mercury glass is the common term for silvered glass, which describes glass that was blown double walled, then silvered between the layers with a liquid silvering solution, and sealed. Although mercury was originally… … Wikipedia
Silvering — Silver Sil ver, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silvered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Silvering}.] 1. To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin; to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mercury glass — noun : thin glass blown with double walls and sealed after silvering of the enclosed surface of the inner wall to produce an ornamental ware called also silvered glass * * * mercury glass, a kind of glass with a silvery appearance obtained by… … Useful english dictionary
Glass silvering — Glass Glass (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf. AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mirror — looking glass redirects here. For other uses, see Looking Glass (disambiguation). This article is about wave reflectors (mainly, specular reflection of visible light). For other uses, see Mirror (disambiguation). A mirror, reflecting a vase A… … Wikipedia
Silver — This article is about the chemical element. For the color, see Silver (color). For other uses, see Silver (disambiguation). palladium ← silver → cadmium … Wikipedia
Muhammad ibn Zakariya ar-Razi — Infobox Philosopher region = Persian scholar era = Medieval era color = #B0C4DE image caption = European depiction of the Persian doctor Al Razi, in Gerard of Cremona Receuil des traites de medecine 1250 1260. [ Inventions et decouvertes au Moyen … Wikipedia
