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THIS is an excellent introductory treatise describing the methods of X-ray crystal analysis and the results which have been obtained. A difficulty in the presentation of our new knowledge of crystal structure is due to the fact that we all dislike being asked to think in three dimensions. Prof. Mauguin has realised this, and provides numerous illustrations, many of them very ingenious, which force the reader to visualise the structures which are described. The book is well planned and deals thoroughly with the subject, while yet being concise. The student will find a short introduction to the geometry of space lattices which provides the necessary foundation for a study of crystal structure. The different methods of analysis are illustrated by examples of the more simple crystals. Three short chapters are devoted to atomic dimensions, the structure of the atom, and the interatomic forces, and a final chapter to a description of the principal types of crystals.
La structure des cristaux: déterminée au moyen des rayons X.
Par Prof. Ch. Mauguin. (Recueil des Conférences-Rapports de documentation sur la Physique. Vol. 6, Ire Série, Conférences 14, 15, 16. Édité par la Société Journal de Physique) Pp. 281. (Paris: Les Presses Universitaires de France, 1924.) 20 francs.
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La structure des cristaux: déterminée au moyen des rayons X. Nature 114, 822 (1924). https://doi.org/10.1038/114822a0
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