This text provides an introduction to the world of crystals. It examines how they appear in arctic seas, deserts and furnaces, around the stars, inside plants and animals, and deep within the Earth, yet they conform to only a few basic three-dimensional patterns. It examines the structure of the molecules that make them crystalline as well as examining the many uses of crystallinee materials, domestically, in industry and in science and technology, and covers developments in the field of crystallography.
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Zielgruppe
Für Grundschule und weiterführende Schule
Für höhere Schule und Studium
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Illustrationen
164 colour illustrations, index, further reading
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Höhe: 210 mm
Breite: 200 mm
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ISBN-13
978-0-565-09145-3 (9780565091453)
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Researcher in Mineral Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London
Enquire within; on the outside; diverse imperfections; crystal world; minerals; gem quality crystals; symmetry; crystal systems; everyday crystals; crystals everywhere; birth and survival; microscopy; crystals and light; defects; how crystals grow; growing in liquid; growing in solid and vapour; evidence of crystal growth; growing crystals for industry; working with crystals; same atoms, different crystals!; electronics and light; liquid crystals; crystals and you; the raw materials of life; making better medicines; crystalline life; facts and figures.
