The book is best used in the following sequence. (1) The radiation and method of recording are selected in accordance with the data of Chapters 1 and 2; the detailed param- eters for the recording are defined. (2) The patterns are indexed with the assistance of the graphs and tables of Chapter 3. (3) The measured intensities are compared with the values found from the tables of Chapter 4. (4) The particular problem at hand (determi- nation of stresses, phase analysis, and so on) is solved with the aid of the tables and nomo- grams given in the second part of the book. The nomograms can be...