Review of X-Ray Crystallography

G Girolami’s X-Ray Crystallography is intended to accompany an introductory, graduate-level course in single-crystal diffraction methods. His book is separated into three sections: Symmetry and Space Groups, Chapters 2−12; X-rays and Diffraction, Chapters 13−27; and Solving and Refining Crystal Structures, Chapters 28−40. Chapter 1 provides a brief history of crystallography. Chapter 41 describes powder diffraction; Chapter 42 describes electron and neutron diffraction. In general, the information is presented in a clear and sometimes unique manner. His many worked examples throughout the book and problems included at the end of each chapter help clarify descriptions of the theory.