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Early days of X-ray crystallography /

Authier, André,

Early days of X-ray crystallography / André Authier, Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France. - First edition. - Oxford: Oxford University Press, c2013. - xiv, 441 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-432) and indexes.

Significance of the discovery of X-ray diffraction -- various approaches to the concept of space lattice -- dual nature of light -- Röntgen and the discovery of X-rays -- nature of X-rays : waves or corpuscles? -- discovery of X-ray diffraction and the birth of X-ray analysis -- first steps -- route to crystal structure determination -- X-rays as a branch of optics -- Early applications of X-ray crystallography -- Unravelling the mystery of crystals : the forerunners -- birth and rise of the space-lattice concept. 1. 2. The 3. The 4. 5. The 6. 1912 : the 7. 1913 : the 8. The 9. 10. 11. 12. The

9780199659845 (hbk.) 0199659842 (hbk.)

2013444174

GBB342682 bnb

016327885 Uk


X-ray crystallography--History.
X-rays--Diffraction.
Lattice theory--History.
Discoveries in science.

QD945.A79 2013

548.83

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