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Postage stamp from Togo commemorating the 100th birthday of Albert Einstein

  • 1979

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Stamp depicts the the Einstein Tower (Einsteinturm), an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany. It houses a solar telescope designed by the astronomer Erwin Finlay-Freundlich and supports experiments and observations related to Albert Einstein's relativity theory.

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  • Box 2

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“Postage Stamp from Togo Commemorating the 100th Birthday of Albert Einstein.” Togo, 1979. Witco Stamp Collection, Box 2. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/0p0966988.

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