Passage:
In eighteenth-century glassmaking, artisans relied primarily on two methods to produce flat window glass: the crown glass method and the cylinder glass method. The crown glass technique involved blowing a globe of molten glass, flattening it, and spinning it rapidly to form a large, thin disk with a thick central bullseye. In contrast, the cylinder glass method required blowing a long glass cylinder, cutting it lengthwise, and flattening it on a hot iron plate. While crown glass boasted a remarkably smooth and brilliant surface because it was never touched by flattening tools, cylinder glass allowed glassmakers to manufacture significantly larger rectangular panes despite having a slightly rougher surface texture.
According to the passage, how did crown glass explicitly differ from cylinder glass regarding its physical quality?
- Crown glass possessed a smoother and more brilliant surface finish.Cevap
- BCrown glass could be crafted into much larger rectangular window panes.
- CCrown glass was flattened directly on a hot iron plate during production.
- DCrown glass acquired a slightly rougher texture due to the spinning process.