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French postage stamp commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard

  • 1957

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French postcard commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard (1777-1857), French chemist and the founder of the Société de Secours des Amis des Sciences.

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  • 4 cm W x 2.6 cm H
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Digitization in honor of Robert Boyle and Lady Ranelagh at Othmer Library After Hours, April 9, 2025.

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  • Box 5

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“French Postage Stamp Commemorating Louis Jacques Thénard,” 1957. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/78kcp35.

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