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Exhibit: The International Year of Crystallography

photo of the inside of a geode, courtesy of the U-M Library photo of the inside of a geode, courtesy of the U-M Library
photo of the inside of a geode, courtesy of the U-M Library


Crystallography is the branch of science concerned with the structure and properties of crystals. Come and see crystals from the Museum of Natural History, books from the Library's collection, and displays of the equipment used at the X-Ray Crystallography Lab.

UNESCO chose 2014 as the International year of Crystallography because it commemorates two important anniversaries in the study of matter: the centennial of X-ray diffraction, and the 400th anniversary of Kepler’s observation in 1611 of the symmetrical form of ice crystals. Both breakthroughs led to subsequent studies in the role of symmetry in matter and the nature of crystalline material. U-M continues this investigation today.
photo of the inside of a geode, courtesy of the U-M Library photo of the inside of a geode, courtesy of the U-M Library
photo of the inside of a geode, courtesy of the U-M Library

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