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Crystal Growth Bibliography: Supplement

Crystal Growth Bibliography: Supplement

Keesee, A. M.

Paperback

Series: Solid State Physics Literature Guides, Book 11

ChemistryGeneral SciencePhysics

ISBN10: 1461596203
ISBN13: 9781461596202
Publisher: Springer
Published: Apr 26 2012
Pages: 262
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.58 Width: 8.25 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
Man's first experience with the ordered state of matter to which we now apply the generic term crystals came about when he found specimens of some of the natural crystalline mineral substances that are re- latively common in the surface and near-surface areas of the earth's crust. His first widespread use of these natural materials in which their crystalline nature was of importance was undoubtedly in fabricating jewelry and otherwise adorning his weapons, tools, and household items. Both the Old and New Testa- ments of the Bible document the use of crystalline gems, and the Romans are credited with first employing diamonds-a metastable crystalline form of carbon-in jewelry. Various civilizations appear to have ascribed magical powers to some natural crystals, and they are known to have been widely accepted in Europe as having medicinal properties during the Middle Ages. Given early man's appreciation of the symmetry and beauty of natural crystals, it is not surprising that his earliest interest in working with these materials appears to have been directed toward techniques for duplicating or manufacturing these sub- stances that were so highly valued as gems. Although the exact beginning of the science that we now know as crystal growth cannot be precisely specified, we do know that Robert Boyle had attempted to grow crystals that could be used as gems prior to 1672. Much later, in 1873, M. A.

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