Has the periodic table been successfully axiomatized?

Erkenntnis

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-243

  Scerri, Eric R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0038051026     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005318720779     Document Type: Article

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