The American Philosophical Society announces that the Britton Chance papers (Mss.Ms.Coll.160), encompassing fiften series, are now open to researchers. The finding aid explains that Britton Chance (1913-2010) was a biochemist and biophysicist and he also worked in biomedical optics. The Chance Papers contain correspondence, research notes, experimental data, publication materials, and photographs that document Chance’s life as a biochemist, biophysicist, and yachtsman. Prospective researchers may view the finding aid here or learn more about Chance here.
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Prinos verticillatus, from William P. C. Barton, Medical Botany, 1817. From Web of Healing. Image courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Rare Book and Manuscripts.