A philatelic ramble through chemistry

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'A Philatelic Ramble through Chemistry' is a light-hearted historically based survey of chemistry and some related topics in physics. It is illustrated with nearly 1000 beautiful color reproductions of postage stamps and covers. Many stories and anecdotes have been included. The book provides delightful personal reading and may be useful for courses on the history of chemistry. It is a source of numerous anecdotes which instructors can use to enliven their lectures.