elements-ocaml/README.md

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elements
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Elements is a command-line search of the [PubChem Periodic Table][1].
[1]: https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/periodic-table/
(The following paragraph is what I plan to implement.)
This program allows you to search for data related to an element by
number, symbol or name. Elements can deal with misspellings. You can also
searched based on the properties (atomic mass between two values, having
certain oxidation states, etc.)
Elements also supports querying the dedicated entries for the elements
(on the pubchem website, you can access this by clicking on the element).
Copyright
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The source code of this program is in the public domain (see
`COPYING.md`).
The PubChem database does not explicitly state the license or copyright
status of their periodic table data. However, the bundled file is
nothing but a collection of physical facts published by the United
States government without copyright notice, so I presume it is in the
public domain.
The dedicated entries for specific elements from PubChem (I believe) are
licensed for non-commercial use. Those will be in a seperate git repo.