Editing Laboratory glassware (section)

=== Ancient era ===
The history of glassware dates back to the [[Phoenicia]]ns who fused [[obsidian]] together in [[campfire]]s, making the first glassware.  Glassware evolved as other ancient civilizations including the Syrians, Egyptians, and Romans refined the art of glassmaking. [[Mary the Jewess]], an alchemist in Alexandria during the 1st century AD, is credited for the creation of some of the first glassware for chemical such as the ''[[kerotakis]]'' which was used for the collection of fumes from a heated material.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Rasmussen |first=Seth C |date=2019-12-16 |title=A Brief History of Early Silica Glass: Impact on Science and Society |url=https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/subs/article/view/267 |journal=Substantia |language=en |pages=125–138 Pages |doi=10.13128/SUBSTANTIA-267}}</ref> Despite these creations, glassware for chemical uses was still limited during this time because of the low thermal stability necessary for experimentation, so equipment was primarily made using [[copper]] or [[Ceramic|ceramic materials]] instead.<ref name=":0" />