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Early days of X-ray crystallography

Title
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.
Author
Authier, André.
Publication
Oxford : Oxford University Press ; [Chester, England] : International Union of Crystallography, 2013.

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International Union of Crystallography.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 441 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Early days of X-ray crystallography (Online)
Alternative Title
Early days of X-ray crystallography (Online)
Subject
  • X-ray crystallography > History
  • X-rays > Diffraction
  • Lattice theory > History
  • Discoveries in science
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-432) and indexes.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
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.
LCCN
2013444174
OCLC
ssj0000971161
Author
Authier, André.
Title
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
Oxford : Oxford University Press ; [Chester, England] : International Union of Crystallography, 2013.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 401-432) and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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International Union of Crystallography.
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