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Monoclinic crystal system

International Museum Day is an opportunity to remember the beginnings of the Museum on Croatian soil.

The first idea of establishing a National Museum emerged 185 years ago. Back in 1836, the Croatian Parliament considered Ljudevit Gaj’s proposal to establish a learned society from which a Monoclinic crystal system

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16-06-2021

The monoclinic crystal system is a three-axis coordinate system with unequal axes a, b and c, where the angles α between axes b and c, and γ between axes a and b are equal to 90°, while the angle β between axes a and c, although it can be equal to 90°, is most often larger.

a≠b≠c; α=γ=90°; β≥90°

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