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Polymorphism (Greek: no πολυ-μορφοσ poly = many, morph = form) specifying the diversity of nature, is a term used in many disciplines. According to the Oxford English Dictionary the term first appears in 1785 in the field of natural history, biology and pathology and was adopted for use in many disciplines during the 19th century, including, for instance, Darwin in the Origin of the Species. In the context of crystallography, the first use was by Mitscherlich [1], who recognized different crystal structures of the same compound in a number of arsenate an phosphate salts.
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Bernstein, J. (2002). Polymorphism. In: Domenicano, A., Hargittai, I. (eds) Strength from Weakness: Structural Consequences of Weak Interactions in Molecules, Supermolecules, and Crystals. NATO Science Series, vol 68. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0546-3_13
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