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THE Scottish Sections of the Royal Institute of Chemistry have arranged a symposium on “Coal, Petroleum and Their Newer Derivatives” to be held at St. Andrews during July 7-12. The conveners have received much help from the Principal of the University of St. Andrews, and the staff of the Department of Chemistry of the University. The symposium is designed to give industrial scientists and others a comprehensive idea of developments which have been made in recent years in heavy organic chemistry. The first part of the symposium will deal with the raw materials and their sources, the second part with chemical syntheses, and the third part with physical-chemical problems of polymerization, etc. Both academic and industrial aspects of the problem will be discussed. Each lecture will be followed by a short interval for discussion, and on the last day there will be a general discussion and the position will be reviewed. Those attending the symposium may be accommodated in the students' residences. Arrangements have been made for accommodation from arrival on the evening of July 5, until the morning of July 12. Bookings will commence on March 1, and applications should be forwarded to the Secretary, Royal Institute of Chemistry, 30 Russell Square, London, W.C.I.
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Symposium on Coal, Petroleum and Their Newer Derivatives. Nature 159, 193 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159193b0
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