[HN Gopher] The Right Chemistry: Reflections on the manufacture ...
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       The Right Chemistry: Reflections on the manufacture of mirrors
       (2022)
        
       Author : curiousObject
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2023-12-07 13:44 UTC (1 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (montrealgazette.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (montrealgazette.com)
        
       | peter_d_sherman wrote:
       | >"Von Liebig, already an established professor of chemistry at
       | the University of Munich, was consulted by instrument maker Carl
       | von Steinheill, who was attempting to improve the mirrors used in
       | reflecting telescopes. Liebig went to work and discovered that
       | coating glass with a mixture of ammonia, silver nitrate, sugar
       | and a small amount of copper resulted in the deposition of a
       | blemish-free surface of silver."
       | 
       | Fascinating!
       | 
       | The solution to the "How do you prevent mirrors from requiring
       | Mercury?" (historical) problem...
        
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