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How to view stereoscopic pictures of crystal structures and molecular models

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Methods are presented for practicing the viewing of stereoscopic pictures of crystal structures and molecular models without optical aids.

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Séquin, U. How to view stereoscopic pictures of crystal structures and molecular models. Experientia 33, 1115–1118 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01946004

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