Elegance and empiricism
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Abstract
C60 was discovered in 1985 but it took five years to confirm that this famous molecule was spherical. Chris Toumey revisits a debate that highlighted different approaches to science.
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OpenAlex topics: Fullerene Chemistry and Applications · Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds · Carbon Nanotubes in Composites
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