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The Lame and the Blind, or how much Physics does Chemistry Need?

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Psarros, N. The Lame and the Blind, or how much Physics does Chemistry Need?. Foundations of Chemistry 3, 241–249 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012982928838

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