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Sci-Philately: A Selective History of Science on Stamps
written by Maiken Naylor
At this site by the University at Buffalo, you'll find a visual history of science on hundreds of postage stamps.  The site includes topics such as astronomy and cosmology, chemistry, modern physics, the Nobel prizes, and more. For each topic, there's a selection of stamps, along with historical information about the person or discovery depicted on the stamp.
https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/sci-philately.pdf
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Physics To Go This resource was a Physics To Go feature from February 14, 2007 until March 1, 2007. View the feature here!


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Restriction: © 2003 Maiken Naylor
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Keywords: Nobel , astronomy, biology, chemistry, cosmology, evolution, geology, light, mathematics, physics
Record Creator: Metadata instance created February 8, 2007 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 19, 2020 by Lyle Barbato
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Naylor, M. (2005, March 8). Sci-Philately: A Selective History of Science on Stamps. Retrieved March 24, 2025, from https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/sci-philately.pdf
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Naylor, Maiken. Sci-Philately: A Selective History of Science on Stamps. March 8, 2005. https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/sci-philately.pdf (accessed 24 March 2025).
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Naylor, Maiken. Sci-Philately: A Selective History of Science on Stamps. 2003. 8 Mar. 2005. 24 Mar. 2025 <https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/sci-philately.pdf>.
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