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The poetry of the universe, the periodic table, and the scientific progress: a review of new studies on the periodic table of the elements 宇宙之诗、元素周期表与科学进步:元素周期表新研究述评

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-03-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-023-09468-9

Klaus Ferdinand Gärditz

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On a unified theory of acids and bases: Hasok Chang, Eric R. Scerri, modern theoretical chemistry, and the philosophy of chemistry 论酸碱统一理论:张哈素、埃里克·r·塞里、现代理论化学和化学哲学

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-03-03 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09456-5

Dean J. Tantillo, Jeffrey I. Seeman

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Correction to: A process ontology approach in biochemistry: the case of GPCRs and biosignaling 生物化学中的过程本体方法:以gpcr和生物信号传导为例

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-01-20 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09461-8

Fiorela Alassia

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Correction to: Name game: the naming history of the chemical elements—part 1—from antiquity till the end of 18th century 命名游戏:化学元素的命名历史——第一部分——从古代到18世纪末

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09462-7

Paweł Miśkowiec

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Correction: Book review of Paul Sen’s, “Einstein’s Fridge. How the difference between hot and cold explains the universe” ISBN: 978-1-5011-8130-6 更正:保罗·森的书评《爱因斯坦的冰箱》。冷热的差别如何解释宇宙?

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-01-17 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09465-4

Robert T. Hanlon

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Entropy and sign conventions 熵和符号约定

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-01-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09463-6

G. M. Anderson

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Natural kinds, chemical practice, and interpretive communities 自然种类，化学实践，和解释社区

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2023-01-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09459-2

Clevis Headley

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Predicting unknown binary compounds from the view of complex network 从复杂网络的角度预测未知二元化合物

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2022-12-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09457-4

Guoyong Mao, Runzhan Liu, Ning Zhang

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Name game: the naming history of the chemical elements: part 2—turbulent nineteenth century 命名游戏:化学元素的命名历史:第二部分-动荡的十九世纪

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2022-12-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09451-w

Paweł Miśkowiec

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Atomic number and isotopy before nuclear structure: multiple standards and evolving collaboration of chemistry and physics 核结构前的原子序数与同位素:化学与物理的多重标准与演化合作

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Foundations of Chemistry Pub Date : 2022-12-06 DOI: 10.1007/s10698-022-09450-x

Jordi Cat, Nicholas W. Best

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