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The Formation of Twin Metallic Crystals

Nature volume 119, pages 392–393 (1927)Cite this article

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THE reply of Messrs. Carpenter and Tamura appended to my remarks (NATURE, 119, 120–121, Jan. 22) on their description of twin boundaries in metal crystals makes it clear how what I must continue to view as their misconception of the problem has arisen.

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MCKEEHAN, L. The Formation of Twin Metallic Crystals. Nature 119, 392–393 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119392b0

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