Table 1. List of symbols and definitions A recursive algebraic procedure for solving onedimensional monoatomic crystal structures is presented.(If applied to projections, also a three-dimensional atom arrangement may be reconstructed.) Moduli of h, i, j, k, l, n the geometrical parts of the corresponding structure N factors serve as experimental input. The atom coordi-m nates are found from the roots of a polynomial. For a space group Pi with m atoms in the asymmetric unit, f(x, sin0/)Q the first m + 1 reflections are needed for finding their B signs by means of a determinant technique. Using F Monte Carlo calculations, the influence of the standard Fo uncertainties of the data on the uncertainties of the derived coordinates is simulated. In a similar way, hints F~ for discriminating between sign variations are obtained, gh The resolution in direct space is better than that of a one-dimensional Fourier summation over the same number of reflections. Error-free data provide a unique solution (if homometries are excluded). For data affected by experimental uncertainties, all possible solutions (compatible with the data) are found. Their Sh-S(hkl) number is always finite, and it may be further reduced by employing reflection orders higher than m -t-1. Some s applications of the method are discussed.