Editorial
This issue of the Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society is dedicated to the 80th birthday of Professor Ricardo Ferreira, born on January 16th, 1928 in Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil. On the occasion of his 60th birthday, a special issue of Química Nova was dedicated to him.1 Its editorial presented a masterly
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Thereza A. Soares
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Arnóbio de S. da Gama
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
References
1. Special Issue; Quim. Nova1988,11 (1), 6-163. 2. Ferreira, R.; J. Chem. Educ.1948,25, 54.
