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Perfect symmetry : the accidental discovery of buckminsterfullerene
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Perfect symmetry : the accidental discovery of buckminsterfullerene

by Jim Baggot

This account chronicles the discovery of buckminsterfullerene, a symmetrical molecule representing a new form of carbon. It traces the history of fullerene science from interstellar observations to its impact on contemporary chemistry.

Accession 30133 ISBN 0198557906 Publisher Oxford University Press
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