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Saint Gobain
The onset of activity of the Pisan branch of this renowned French glass factory dates to 1889. Born with the name of "Fabbrica pisana di specchi e lastre colate di vetro", it owed its fortune to two principal factors: the on-site availability of the raw materials necessary (siliceous sands), [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Places of technology - Manifactures and industries
- industrial plants (structures)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- Places of technology - Manifactures and industries
- industrial plants (structures)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Places
- Pisa, Via Livornese; Headquarters: via Ponte a Piglieri 2
Identifier
- urn:imss:place:701029
Language
- eng
- ita
References
- http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/image/img36598.html
Is referenced by
- http://brunelleschi.imss.fi.it/itineraries/itinerary/GlasswareTuscany.html
Providing country
- Italy