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First published in 1952, this book has been recommended to generations of students. It provides a clear and systematic introduction to projective geometry, building on concepts from linear algebra. '[Topics are] presented with a simplicity and clarity of treatment ... This interesting book may be warmly recommended.' Mathmatical Gazette

Correlates experimental observations and theoretical discussions from the scientific literature on water. The topics this book include: the water molecule and forces between water molecules; the thermodynamic properties of steam; the structures of the ices; the properties of the ices and of liquid water; and hydrogen bonding in ice and water.

The study of interfaces within and between materials is a central field which is relevant to almost all aspects of materials science. This book is intended to serve as a graduate text consisting of four inter-related parts spanning the structure, thermodynamics, kinetics, and properties of interfaces in crystalline materials.

This is a classic text of its time in condensed matter physics.