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English postage stamp commemorating Derek Barton's 1969 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 100th anniversary of the Royal Institute of Chemistry

  • 1977

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While celebrating its centenary in 1977, the Royal Institute of Chemistry of Great Britain shared honors with English Nobel Prize winners in chemistry and physics. This stamp commemorates Derek Barton's receipt of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1969 for his work in conformational analysis of steroids. Includes a profile of Queen Elizabeth II in gold.

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  • Box 3

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“English Postage Stamp Commemorating Derek Barton's 1969 Nobel Prize in Chemistry and the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Institute of Chemistry.” England, 1977. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 3. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/hh63sv92f.

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