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Eric Scerri
Leading researcher on history and philosophy of chemistry, especially of the Periodic Table. Contains list of publications and research interests.
http://www.chem.ucla.edu/dept/Faculty/scerri/

Coping with the Growth of Chemical Knowledge
Challenges for Chemistry Documentation, Education, and Working Chemists. A preprint of: Educación Química, Vol 10, No. 2. An abstract by Joachim Schummer.
http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ed01/Jslit/eduquim.htm

International Society for the Philosophy of Chemistry
Official site of the ISPC. Site includes resource and membership information.
http://www.georgetown.edu/earleyj/ISPC.html

Research projects: Philosophy of Chemistry
From the home page of Joachim Schummer, who teaches the subject at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Karlsruhe, Germany. The text elaborates pecularities of chemistry in various philosophical aspects and in comparison to other sciences and technologies.
http://www.uni-karlsruhe.de/~ed01/jsprojek.htm

Philosophy of Chemistry Electronic Discussion Group
Maintained by the University of South Carolina Philosophy of Chemistry department, this is an international electronic forum devoted to the discussion of philosophical issues that arise in chemistry.
http://www.cla.sc.edu/Phil/faculty/baird/philch.htm