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The Shape of Molecules to Come

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Johnson, A. (2006). The Shape of Molecules to Come. In: Lenhard, J., Küppers, G., Shinn, T. (eds) Simulation. Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5375-4_2

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