Crystals
2nd Edition
Published on 1. January 1999
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-0-565-09145-3 (ISBN)
Description
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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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
164 colour illustrations, index, further reading
Dimensions
Height: 210 mm
Width: 200 mm
Weight
190 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-565-09145-3 (9780565091453)
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Previous edition
Natural History Museum
Crystals
Book
06/1990
The Natural History Museum
€27.37
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Content
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.