In 1850, Bravais demonstrated that crystals were comprised of 14 different types of unit cells: simple cubic, body-centered cubic, face-centered cubic; simple tetragonal, body-centered tetragonal; simple monoclinic, end-centered monoclinic; simple orthorhombic, body-centered orthorhombic, face-centered orthorhombic, end-centered orthorhombic; rhombohedral; hexagonal; and triclinic.
Bravais Lattice
See also
Crystallographic Point GroupsThis entry contributed by Ed Pegg, Jr. (author's link)
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References
Bodner, G. "Unit Cells." http://chemed.chem.purdue.edu/genchem/topicreview/bp/ch13/unitcell.html.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Bravais LatticeCite this as:
Pegg, Ed Jr. "Bravais Lattice." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource, created by Eric W. Weisstein. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/BravaisLattice.html