Re: Finite Groups...infinite disappoinment
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- Subject: [mg112272] Re: Finite Groups...infinite disappoinment
- From: "Carl K. Woll" <carlw at wolfram.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 02:03:27 -0400 (EDT)
On 9/6/2010 3:15 AM, David Bailey wrote:
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> My feeling is that you hit the nail on the head - the idea of curated
> data over such a broad range is basically not possible. Another such
> area is chemical information, thus you are rewarded by:
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> ChemicalData["Caffeine"]
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> however
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> ChemicalData["Copper Sulphate"]
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> or
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> ChemicalData["Copper Sulfate"]
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You need to use a standard camelcased name:
In[30]:= ChemicalData["CopperSulfate"]
Out[30]= {"CopperIISulfate", "CopperIISulfatePentahydrate",
"CopperIISulfateHydrate"}
You can also use a chemical formula:
In[32]:= ChemicalData["CuSO4", "StandardName"]
Out[32]= "CopperIISulfate"
Carl Woll
Wolfram Research
> (I tried both spellings) yielded nothing. Copper sulphate was the first
> chemical that I tried in my new chemistry set about 50 years ago!
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> David Bailey
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> http://www.dbaileyconsultancy.co.uk
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