Disputed discovery: The beginnings of X-ray diffraction in crystals in 1912 and its repercussions

Acta Crystallographica Section A: Foundations of Crystallography

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-39

  Eckert, Michael ^a  

^a DEUTSCHES MUSEUM   (Germany)

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EID: 84255171016     PISSN: 01087673     EISSN: 16005724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1107/S0108767311039985     Document Type: Article

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