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A little gem of a book not a conventional history but rather a collection of data graphically displayed in the form of time-maps. Brief essays trace the histories of the four branches of crystallography and other crystallographic subjects. The bibliography is detailed, and a beautiful section displa

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Author:   J. Lima-de-Faria
Publisher:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic Publishers
Edition:   1990 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 29.60cm
Weight:   0.691kg
ISBN:  

9780792306498

ISBN 10:   079230649
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   31 May 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface 1. Time-Maps as a Cultural Tool, J. Lima-de-Faria 2. Time Maps of Crystallography, J. Lima-de-Faria 3. Brief History of Geometrical Crystallography, Marjorie Senechal 4. Brief History of Physical Crystallography, W.A. Wooster 5. Brief History of Chemical Crystallography. I: Inorganic Compounds, P.B. Moore 6. Brief History of Chemical Crystallography. II: Organic Compounds, Jenny P. Glusker 7. Brief History of Crystal Structure Determination, M.J. Buerger 8. Title pages of Important Works on Crystallography, J. Lima-de-Faria 9. The Domain of Crystallography, Helen D. Megaw 10. Bibliography on the history of Crystallography, J. Lima-de-Faria Copyright details: Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, PO Box 17, 3300AA Dordrecht, Holland. All rights reserved Copyright (c) International Union of Crystallography.

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'The book is extremely well documented with over 500 references to...the book is a valuable and fascinating collection of historical material dealing with fundamental scientific discovery and should be made available to all students of the history of science.' Review from Ambix 39: 3 1992

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