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Friedrich, B. ... hasn't it? A commentary on Eric Scerri's Paper ``Has Quantum Mechanics Explained the Periodic Table?'' . Foundations of Chemistry 6, 117–132 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FOCH.0000020999.69326.89
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