Author : Edward Henry Kraus
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ISBN 13 : 9781331972044
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (72 download)
Book Synopsis Essentials of Crystallography (Classic Reprint) by : Edward Henry Kraus
Download or read book Essentials of Crystallography (Classic Reprint) written by Edward Henry Kraus and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Essentials of Crystallography This text is intended for beginners and aims to present the essential features of geometrical crystallography from a standpoint which combines the ideas of symmetry with those of holohedrism, hemihedrism, etc. All forms possible in the thirty-two classes of symmetry are discussed even though representatives of several of the classes have not as yet been observed among minerals or artificial salts. In each system, however, the important classes are indicated so that the book may readily be used for abridged courses. No attempt has been made to discuss the measurement and projection of crystals inasmuch as they involve a somewhat comprehensive knowledge of forms and, hence, cannot be treated adequately in an introductory course. For a similar reason very little reference has been made to the various structural theories of crystals. However, the bibliography of the more important works, which have been published in English and German during the past thirty years, will prove useful to those who may desire to pursue the study of crystallography further than the scope of this text permits. Free use has been made of the various standard texts on crystallography, but especial acknowledgments are due von Groth, Linck, Bruhns, Tschermak, and E. S. Dana. A very large majority of the figures have been drawn especially for this text, the others, however, have been taken from various sources. I am indebted to Mr. W. F. Hunt, Instructor in Mineralogy, also to Messrs. I. D. Scott and C. W. Cook, Assistants in Mineralogy in the University of Michigan, for aid in the reading of the proof. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.