Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
- Published by: The MIT Press; 1st MIT edition August 17, 1982
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0262580500
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0262580502
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Book Dimensions:
7.9 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
- Weighs: 12.8 ounces
Reader Reviews
I first used this book in 1963 as a tutorial on crystal growing methods. Not only did it provide step-by-step instructions that actually worked, but it explained the physics of crystals and the process of crystallization in language that a high school student could easily understand. I used various salts to grow exquisite crystals of different colors, obtaining most of my materials from local sources and my chemistry teacher. My experiments were performed in a depression under our house ... with a dirt floor. this was my "chemistry laboratory." The evaporation method produced cloudy crystals, so I reverted to the supersaturated technique to produce perfect specimens. My heating mantle consisted of a coffee can with a hole cut in it to insert a light bulb. This worked very well. Over the years I have frequently referred to this book and recommended it to others. I still do so. It is worth its weight in gold.
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