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Jena's monopoly on manufacturing the "precision" form of this good caused a so-called famine in Britain during World War I that ended with a deal for rubber. Pliny the Elder related how Phoenician sailors accidentally discovered how to make this good (0[2])when cooking on blocks of natron. (20[1]0[1])George Ravenscroft developed a method to turn coal into the "flint" version of this good. A museum about the history of this good is located in the company town of (20[1]0[1])(*) Corning, New (10[2])York. (10[7])People (10[1])who made this good were (0[1])confined to the island (0[1])of Murano in medieval (10[2])Venice. (10[6])For the (10[1])1851 (10[1])Great (10[2]0[1])Exhibition, cast iron (0[2])and plates of this good (10[1])were used to build the Crystal Palace. For 10 points, name this material essential (10[1])in making windows. ■END■ (10[10])

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