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Additional authors

1. International Union of Crystallography.

Description

1. 1 online resource (xiv, 441 pages) : illustrations.

Uniform title

1. Early days of X-ray crystallography (Online)

Alternative title

1. Early days of X-ray crystallography (Online)

Subject

1. X-ray crystallography > History
2. X-rays > Diffraction
3. Lattice theory > History
4. Discoveries in science

Contents

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

Bibliography (note)

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

Access (note)

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

Author

1. Authier, André.

Title

1. Early days of X-ray crystallography [electronic resource] / André Authier, Institut de Minéralogie et de Physique des Milieux Condensés, Université P. et M. Curie, Paris, France.

Imprint

1. Oxford : Oxford University Press ; [Chester, England] : International Union of Crystallography, 2013.

Edition

1. First edition.

Bibliography

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

Access

1. Access restricted to authorized users.

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1. Available from home with a valid library card
2. Available onsite at NYPL

Added author

1. International Union of Crystallography.

LCCN

1. 2013444174