The Properties of Optical Glass introduces to the physical and chemical fundamentals of optical glasses and gives a survey of their properties with respect to a great variety of applications. The contributions are written by experts of SCHOTT, one of the world's main companies producing special glasses for science and technology. The book will help both engineers and scientists to find their optimum type of special glass whatever the application should be: a consumer and industrial product or a sophisticated application in research and development.

From the reviews: "The book should be acquired by all libraries with an interest in glass science and applications...the title will endure for many years as the standard work on the properties of optical glass." Optical Systems Engineering