Publication: Los fundamentos de la Cristalografía: una reseña histórica
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2014
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Real Sociedad Española de Química
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La Cristalografía es la ciencia que estudia la estructura, propiedades y formación de los cristales, así como la interacción de éstos con la radiación. El desarrollo de la Cristalografía como una ciencia moderna es el resultado de un esfuerzo experimental y teórico que abarca más de trescientos años de investigación. Desde las primeras mediciones de las caras de cristales de cuarzo realizadas por Nicolaus Steno en el siglo XVII hasta las recientes determinaciones de las estructuras cristalinas de complejas moléculas biológicas, los científicos han recorrido un apasionante camino en el que poco a poco se han ido revelando los secretos del orden y las propiedades de los cristales. En este artículo presento una breve historia de la Cristalografía y explico algunos de los descubrimientos que han contribuido de forma decisiva al desarrollo de esta ciencia.
Crystallography is the science that studies the structure, properties and formation of crystals, as well as their interaction with radiation. The development of Crystallography as a modern science is the result of more than three hundred years of experimental and theoretical efforts. From Nicolaus Steno’s first measurements of quartz crystals in the xvii century to the recent determination of crystal structures of complex biological molecules, scientists have undertaken an amazing journey in which the ordering and properties of crystals have been progressively revealed. In this article, I present a brief history of Crystallography and I explain some of the discoveries which have decisively contributed to the development of this science.
Crystallography is the science that studies the structure, properties and formation of crystals, as well as their interaction with radiation. The development of Crystallography as a modern science is the result of more than three hundred years of experimental and theoretical efforts. From Nicolaus Steno’s first measurements of quartz crystals in the xvii century to the recent determination of crystal structures of complex biological molecules, scientists have undertaken an amazing journey in which the ordering and properties of crystals have been progressively revealed. In this article, I present a brief history of Crystallography and I explain some of the discoveries which have decisively contributed to the development of this science.