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Code: ISBN 81 7351 251 4	Title	Fundamentals of Crystal Chemistry
TO INDEX	Author	Tareen, J.A.K. & Kutty, T.R.N.
	Publisher	Orient Longman
	Price	Rs 65.00	Pages	56PP.
	Crystals have fascinated man from time immemorial due to their brilliant colours and symmetry. Early references to the scientific observation of crystal symmetry date back to Johannes Kepler in 1611, Steno Florence in 1869, etc. Today, a study of two fundamental aspects forms the basis for an understanding of the chemistry of crystals--the nature of chemical bonds between atoms and molecules, and the geometry of closely packed atoms and molecules simplistically assumed to be hard spheres. This monograph is intended to introduce the student of crystallography to the fundamental principles of crystal chemistry.