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Reguengos de Monsaraz to preserve and promote the estate of scientist António Gião

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António Gião maintained scientific correspondence with Albert Einstein, and his academic and scientific career left a mark on the history of science in Portugal, highlights the Reguengos de Monsaraz City Council.

publico.pt18 May

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