How to struggle with the beauty and symmetry of soccer ball fullerene–personal history

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Author

Ochanomizu University (Emeritus), Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610, Japan

Abstract

On this occasion I thought that it is meaningful to trace back and document my personal history involved in this beautiful soccer ball shape and molecule C60 not only for myself but also for the next generation to follow. Therefore, the topics may be moving to and fro in the 4-dimensional world. If the readers find any inaccurate description, please, remind its corrections
or additions to me privately or to the public freely.

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How to struggle with the beauty and symmetry of soccer ball fullerene–personal history


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Volume 7, Issue 1
January 2022
Pages 1-14
  • Receive Date: 11 February 2022
  • Revise Date: 17 February 2022
  • Accept Date: 01 March 2022
  • Publish Date: 10 March 2022