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Crystal Growth Bibliography - Supplement (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
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Crystal Growth Bibliography - Supplement (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981)
Series: Solid State Physics Literature Guides, 11
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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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