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History Of Crystal Palace F.C.
Crystal Palace F.C., Crystal Palace Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Selhurst, South London, England. Although formally created as a professional outfit in 1905 at the site of the famous The Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace Exhibition building, the club's origins can be traced as far back as 1861. In recognition of this, the club changed the date of its official crest to 1861. The club played their home games inside the grounds of the Palace at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre#Football, FA Cup Final stadium from 1905 until 1915, when they were forced to leave due to the outbreak of the First World War. They moved to their current home at Selhurst Park in 1924. Shortly after the professional club was created in 1905, Crystal Palace applied for election to the English Football League, Football League, but were rejected and forced to settle for a place in the Southern Football League, Southern League Second Division. The club were f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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A crystal or crystalline solid is a solid material whose constituents (such as atoms, molecules, or ions) are arranged in a highly ordered microscopic structure, forming a crystal lattice that extends in all directions. In addition, macroscopic single crystals are usually identifiable by their geometrical shape, consisting of flat faces with specific, characteristic orientations. The scientific study of crystals and crystal formation is known as crystallography. The process of crystal formation via mechanisms of crystal growth is called crystallization or solidification. The word ''crystal'' derives from the Ancient Greek word (), meaning both "ice" and "rock crystal", from (), "icy cold, frost". Examples of large crystals include snowflakes, diamonds, and table salt. Most inorganic solids are not crystals but polycrystals, i.e. many microscopic crystals fused together into a single solid. Polycrystals include most metals, rocks, ceramics, and ice. A third category of sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
