Sothebys : Sale N09686 History of Science and Technology

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Sale N09686 HISTORY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

12 DEC 17

Grand Total: $1,462,375 (£1,095,576)

Exch Rate: 0.75

Sold by Lot: 57.8%

Lots Offered: 71

Sold by Value: 71.5%

Lots Sold/Unsold: 41 / 30

35 $200,000 (£149,835) $200,000 - 300,000 American Private The "Polio" Nobel Prize. Dr. Frederick C. Robbins' 1954 Nobel Prize Medal, Diploma.And Other Items 32 $125,000 (£93,647) $40,000 - 60,000 American Private Darwin, Charles. Autograph Letter Signed, On His Doubts As To The Existence Of God, 1878

39 $87,500 (£65,553) $8,000 - 12,000 Online Buyer

Newton, Isaac. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica, 1726. With bookplates of Albert Einstein and Roman Vishniac 65 $81,250 (£60,871) $120,000 - 180,000 Online Buyer Fully Operational Early Three-Rotor Enigma I Cipher Machine

66 $75,000 (£56,188) $70,000 - 100,000 American Private Fully Operational Swiss Enigma ("K") Cipher Machine

38 $47,500 (£35,586) $40,000 - 60,000 Online Buyer Newton, Isaac. Rare Unpublished Autograph Manuscript In Latin At The Beginning Of His Chemical Researches, [c. 1670]

51 $43,750 (£32,776) $12,000 - 18,000 American Trade Feynman, Richard. "surely you're joking mr. Feynman" First Edition, Signed By Feynman & Leighton

48 $37,500 (£28,094) $30,000 - 40,000 American Private

Einstein, Albert. Typed Letter Signed To Linda Crouse Discussing Details Of The Theory Of Relativity, 1952.

53 $32,500 (£24,348) $18,000 - 25,000 American Private

King, Augusta Ada, Countess of Lovelace. Autograph Letter Signed "A.A. Lovelace," September 6, [ca. 1839]Specialist in Charge: Cassandra Hatton

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Estimates do not include buyer's premium. Prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer's premium and are net of any fees paid to the purchaser where the purchaser provided an irrevocable bid.