'… compulsory reading … extensively revised and updated … Woolfson was, and remains, a pioneer in this field. His work has revolutionised chemical crystallography … In summary, this book complements a number of texts in the field destined for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates, making it indispensable reading. The availability of a paperback version at a quite reasonable price serves to reinforce this. No crystallography laboratory should be without it.' Chris Gilmore, Chemistry in Britain

• Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The geometry of the crystalline state; 2. The scattering of X-rays; 3. Diffraction from a crystal; 4. The Fourier transform; 5. The experimental collection of diffraction data; 6. The factors affecting X-ray intensities; 7. The determination of space groups; 8. The determination of crystal structures; 9. Accuracy and refinement processes; References; Appendices; Physical constants and tables; Solutions to examples; Bibliography; Index.

'… compulsory reading … extensively revised and updated … Woolfson was, and remains, a pioneer in this field. His work has revolutionised chemical crystallography … In summary, this book complements a number of texts in the field destined for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates, making it indispensable reading. The availability of a paperback version at a quite reasonable price serves to reinforce this. No crystallography laboratory should be without it.' Chris Gilmore, Chemistry in Britain

• Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The geometry of the crystalline state; 2. The scattering of X-rays; 3. Diffraction from a crystal; 4. The Fourier transform; 5. The experimental collection of diffraction data; 6. The factors affecting X-ray intensities; 7. The determination of space groups; 8. The determination of crystal structures; 9. Accuracy and refinement processes; References; Appendices; Physical constants and tables; Solutions to examples; Bibliography; Index.

'… compulsory reading … extensively revised and updated … Woolfson was, and remains, a pioneer in this field. His work has revolutionised chemical crystallography … In summary, this book complements a number of texts in the field destined for advanced undergraduates and postgraduates, making it indispensable reading. The availability of a paperback version at a quite reasonable price serves to reinforce this. No crystallography laboratory should be without it.' Chris Gilmore, Chemistry in Britain

• Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; 1. The geometry of the crystalline state; 2. The scattering of X-rays; 3. Diffraction from a crystal; 4. The Fourier transform; 5. The experimental collection of diffraction data; 6. The factors affecting X-ray intensities; 7. The determination of space groups; 8. The determination of crystal structures; 9. Accuracy and refinement processes; References; Appendices; Physical constants and tables; Solutions to examples; Bibliography; Index.