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My next visit to Europe was in the summer of 1927. I had no special program in mind, but planned to talk with spectroscopists and theorists about the problems of molecular structure and spectra, especially with Hund, and perhaps to do some writing. Probably I ought to have devoted more attention to an intensive study of quantum mechanics, but I was satisfied with a general knowledge of its methods and principles sufficient to help me understand particular molecules or types of molecules and their properties; especially their spectra. In short, I was more interested in getting better acquainted with molecules than with abstract theory about them. Also I wanted to get better acquainted with old and new scientific friends and acquaintances.
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Mulliken, R.S., Ransil, B.J. (1989). Europe Again, 1927. In: Ransil, B.J. (eds) Life of a Scientist. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61320-3_10
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