1.
Crystals and crystal structures
2.
Two-dimensional patterns, lattices and symmetry
3.
Bravais lattices and crystal systems
4.
Crystal symmetry: point groups, space groups, symmetry-related properties and quasiperiodic crystals
5.
Describing lattice planes and directions in crystals: Miller indices and zone axis symbols
6.
The reciprocal lattice
7.
The diffraction of light
8.
X-ray diffraction: the contributions of Max von Laue, W. H. and W. L. Bragg and P. P. Ewald
9.
The diffraction of X-rays
10.
X-ray diffraction of polycrystalline materials
11.
Electron diffraction and its applications
12.
The stereographic projection and its uses
Appendix 1. Useful components for crystallography model-building and suppliers
Appendix 2. Computer programs in crystallography
Appendix 3. Biographical notes on crystallographers and scientists mentioned in the text
Appendix 4. Some useful crystallographic relationships
Appendix 5. A simple introduction to vectors and complex numbers and their use in crystallography
Appendix 6. Systematic absences (extinctions) in X-ray diffraction and double diffraction in electron diffraction patterns
Answers to exercises
Further reading
Index
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