Fedorov crystallography

The impact of the Russian crystallographer E

Fedorov upon German scientists such as A

Groth and the effect of these contacts for Fedorov are highlighted hundred years after the death of the latter

A creative exchange of ideas paved the way for the analysis of crystal structures with the aid of X-ray diffraction

In 1912, Fedorov formulated his vision of how to profit from the tables [ 63 ], which he expected to appear in the near future

Working out the basics of his crystallochemical analysis, he highlighted the following aspects: (i) Crystallography belongs to the major physico-chemical disciplines

During the years 1881-1882 Fedorov gave many of his papers on 'the theory of crystal structures' before the St

In 1883 the finished book was accepted for printing on the recommendation of A

Gadolin, member of the Academy, the well-known author who derived the 32 crystal classes