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‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass

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The Guardian‘It’s magic’: scientists rediscover how to make ancient Roman colour-changing glass
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Exclusive: Optical engineering that went into 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup has baffled experts for centuries The Romans’ proficiency in the art of glass-making has produced some of the wonders of antiquity, but few of their creations better a 1,600-year-old…

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