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Rare Science Books and Manuscripts at Bonhams: On Black Holes and the “Science of Kingship”

Stephen Hawking’s copy of “Black Hole Explosions?” OFFPRINT FROM: Nature, Vol. 248, No. 5443, 1 March 1974. Image courtesy of Bonhams. In the moment, scientific discoveries often feel utterly new, from Copernicus’ heliocentric model of the universe in 1543 to the first photos from the James Webb Space Telescope in…

Jul 22, 22
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Items Signed By Albert Einstein, George Washington, Lou Gehrig And Others Will Be Offered Wednesday, June 30th By University Archives

Other names in the sale include such luminaries as Stephen Hawking, Alan Turing, Kim Il Sung, Barack Obama, the Kennedy brothers, Theodore Roosevelt, Harriet Beecher Stowe and MLK Jr. Typed letter written in German and signed by Albert Einstein to President Herbert Hoover in 1929 after receiving Hoover’s congratulatory 50th…

Jun 21, 21
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Items signed by Washington, Lincoln, JFK and Jackie, Einstein, others are in One of a Kind Collectibles auction Sept. 10

Buyers can register and bid now, at www.OAKauctions.com. The sale has 282 lots, many signed by history's brightest luminaries. It's a collector's paradise. 1776 letter signed by then-General George Washington, to Abraham Yates Jr., requesting assistance moving wounded troops after the Battle of Long Island (est. $15,000 -$20,000). CORAL GABLES,…

Sep 2, 20
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Two important guns by Purdey to be sold in aid of Gunmaker's Charitable Trust

A scarce 12-bore top lever bar-in-wood hammer live pigeon gun, also by J. Purdey & Sons, built in 1884 for the Compte de Casserta who won the Grand Prix du Casino, Monte Carlo in 1884, most likely with this gun. It is expected to fetch £12,000 – 15,000. LONDON.-Gavin Gardiner…

Aug 12, 20