First experimental confirmation of an asymorphic regular system
Abstract
The application of X-rays gave W. L. Bragg (and his father) means which have led to conclusions extremely important for the theory of crystal structure. In part, these conclusions are unexpected, at least in the respect that it was anticipated that the points of regular systems would be seen as the centers of chemical particles, whereas the experiments of the said scientist have led to the conclusion that these are the centers of atoms. Thanks to this, in substances of the simplest chemical composition, special regular systems of points are also obtained, with the centers of symmetry occupied by individual atoms, as if the atoms themselves also possess high symmetry.
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