RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts featuring Science and Technology

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “F. Arago,” one page both sides, 8 x 10.5, September 22, 1841. In fine condition.

Intriguing leatherbound handwritten manuscript, entitled "Arithmetique Pour Monsieur Wentworth, Premier Jour Decembre 1648, Frau Louvel, Proffe...

ALS in Swedish, four pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.5 x 7.25, Hamburg-America Line letterhead, October 1, 1904. Letter to his assistant Hans von Eul

Extraordinary handwritten astronomical manuscript in Italian, 79 leaves (all with diagrams), 7.5 x 10.75, with spine label annotated, "Sul Mond...

Desirable unsigned handwritten scientific research notes, one page, 8.75 x 6.25, no date. Becquerel pens research notes about ions, electrolysis, atom

Very scarce booklet: Intorno ad Alcuni Problemi di Propagazione del Calore by Prof. Eugenio Beltrami. Bologna: Gamberini e Parmeggiani, 1887. Softcove

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “M. Berthelot,” one page, 4.25 x 5.25, March 7, 1898. In fine condition.

ALS in French, signed “Biot,” one page, 5 x 7.75, January 12, 1828. Untranslated letter to Alexis Bouvard, director of the Paris Observatory, mentioni

Untranslated ALS in German, signed “Bode,” one page, 4.5 x 7.75, no date. In very good condition, with moderate overall creasing, a small stain, and a

TLS in German, one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Carlsberg letterhead, October 26, 1935. Letter to Professor Hopf, in full (translated): "I thank you for ...

Signed book: Actinochimie: Les Prolegomenes, Les Postulats by Marc Landau. Paris: Hermann & Cie., 1936. Softcover, 5.5 x 9, 125 pages. Signed an...

Signed book: Les Phenomenes Thermioniques by Eugene Bloch. First edition. Paris: Les Presses Universitaires de France, 1923. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.5, 11

Signed book: Ondes et Electrons by Pierre Bricout. First edition. Paris: Librairie Armand Colin, 1929. Softcover, 4.5 x 6.75, 215 pages. Signed and in

Rare untranslated ALS in French, signed “Ch. Bonaparte,” one page, 5.25 x 8, October 29, 1858. In fine condition.

TLS in German,, one page, 8.25 x 5.75, September 2, 1966. Letter to Mr. Birker, in part (translated): "My book Dynamics of Crystal Lattices app...

Handwritten responses by Born to a series of three biographical questions, signed "Max Born," one page, 8.25 x 12.25, no date. On his scie...

Signed book: From the National Gallery Laboratory, with a preface by Sir William Bragg, and an introduction and notes by Ian Rawlins. First edition. L

Signed book: Relativity and The Electron Theory by Ebenezer Cunningham. First edition. London: Longmans, Green and Co., 1915. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 96 pag

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “E. Branly,” one page, 5.25 x 8.5, Laboratoire de Physique letterhead, no date. In fine condition.

TLS in German,, one page, 8.5 x 11.75, personal letterhead, April 29, 1976. Letter to Dr. Ben B. Braude, in part (translated): "I never held a ...

ALS in Dutch, signed “Henk. Casimir,” one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75, June 22, 1933. Letter to Dutch-American physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit. In part

Lengthy ALS in Dutch, signed “Henk. Casimir,” four pages both sides, 8.25 x 11, September 27, 1930. Letter to Dutch-American physicist Samuel A. Gouds

ALS signed “J. Chadwick,” one page both sides, 8 x 9.5, February 2, 1958. Letter to Nobel Prize–winning physicist Isidor Isaac Rabi, marked "Co...

ALS signed “J. Chadwick,” one page, 5.5 x 7, Wynne's Parc, Denbigh, N. Wales letterhead, March 23, 1966. In full: "I am sorry that I no lon...

LS in French, signed “J. Chaptal,” one page, 7.75 x 12, Senat-Conservateur letterhead, December 20, 1805. Untranslated letter as treasurer of the sena

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Chevreul,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, Museum d'Histoire Naturelle letterhead, March 20, 1878. In fine condition.

TLS, one page, 4 x 6.25, personal letterhead, July 22, 1890. Letter to M. L. Olivier in Paris, in part: "I am not able to tell you the exact da...

Uncommon TLS in French, signed “M. Curie,” one page, 8.5 x 10.75, Faculte des Sciences de Paris, Institut du Radium letterhead, May 15, 1922. Letter t

Extremely rare Union Bank of London check, 7 x 3.25, filled out and signed by Darwin, "Ch. Darwin," payable to Mr. Nicholls for £34.1...

ALS signed “C. Darwin,” two pages, 4.75 x 7.75, February 16, [1861]. Letter requesting a book on poultry by George Ferguson, in part: "Will you...

Choice unsigned 2.5 x 4 carte-de-visite portrait of Charles Darwin by the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, showing the revered natura...

ALS signed “H. Davy,” one page both sides, 7.5 x 9, December 16, 1824. Letter to Reverend Edward Forster, in part: "I do not myself collect MSS...

TLS in French, three pages on two adjoining sheets, 8.25 x 10.5, Institut de France letterhead, January 4, 1965. Untranslated letter to Madame Gustave

ALS in French, one page both sides, 4.75 x 3.5, Institut de France letterhead, November 23, 1959. Untranslated letter mentioning the 100th anniversary

Superb matte-finish 6 x 7.75 photo of Dewar posing beside an impressive flask, affixed to its original 10.5 x 13.75 mount, boldly signed on the image

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Duhamel du Monceau,” one page, 4.25 x 6.5, no date. In very good condition, with some staining and creasing.

Extraordinary LS signed “Thomas A. Edison,” one page, 7.75 x 12.25, no date but circa 1880–1881. Superb letter to "His Excellency The President...

Exceedingly bold ink 'umbrella' signature, "Thos. A. Edison,” on an off-white 3.25 x 1.75 card. Matted and framed with a Falk cabinet p...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, June 26, 1946. Letter to violinist Boris Schwarz, a profes

Important handwritten manuscript in German, unsigned (but incorporating "Einstein" in the title), two pages, 8 x 10.25, no date but circa ...

TLS signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.5 x 11, blindstamped Princeton letterhead, January 16, 1954. Letter to Mr. Charles Hapgood, enclosing a carbon c

Amazing circa 1950 hardcover autograph album, 5 x 7, signed inside by numerous luminaries from Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, includi...

TLS in German, signed “A. Einstein,” one page, 8.75 x 11, personal Caputh letterhead, June 1, 1931. Letter to Mr. Kohn, in full (translated): "...

TLS signed “E. Fermi,” one page, 6 x 9.5, King's Crown Hotel letterhead, January 8, 1939. Letter to Dutch-American physicist Samuel A. Goudsmit,...

ALS signed “M. Faraday,” one page, 4.25 x 7, blindstamped Royal Institution of Great Britain letterhead, September 26, 1857. Letter to C. C. Maxwell o

Fantastic ballpoint signature, "Richard P. Feynman,” with one of his famous 'Feynman diagrams' below, on an off-white 4.5 x 3 card bear...

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Flourens,” one page, 5 x 8, December 24, 1835. In fine condition, with seal-related paper loss to the integral add

ALS in French, signed "L. Foucault," one page, 5 x 7.5, July 23, 1850. In part (translated): "It seems to me that the weather is suff...

ALS in French, signed “Fourier,” one page, 7.5 x 9.25, no date. Untranslated letter to the mayor of Grenoble. Addressed on the integral address leaf i

Remarkably early bold ink ownership signature, "Sig. Freud, stud. med., 1875,” on an off-white 3.75 x 5.75 page removed from one of his books. ...

Two untranslated items: an unsigned handwritten scientific manuscript by Frisch, headed "Introduction," one page both sides, 8.25 x 11.75,...

Two items signed by Funk: a TLS signed "C. Funk," one page, 8.5 x 11, Funk Foundation for Medical Research letterhead, January 18, 1953, i...

ALS signed “G. Gamow,” one page, 8.25 x 10.75, June 6, 1934. Letter to physicist Samuel Abraham Goudsmit, professor at the University of Michigan, wri

Bold ink signature, "R. J. Gatling, Hartford, Conn., Oct. 6th, 1894,” on an off-white 3.5 x 2.5 card. In very good to fine condition, with wear...

Partly-printed DS, in French, signed “Guyton-Morveau,” one page, 7 x 9, August 5, 1812. Official Legion of Honor receipt for the sum of 490 francs. In

Untranslated ALS in German, one page on a 4.25 x 5.75 postcard depicting the Rhine, June 22, 1962. In fine condition.

TLS in French, signed “J. Hadamard,” one page, 5.25 x 8.25, October 19, 1933. Letter to a gentleman, in part (translated): "The surrogate geome...

Unsigned first edition book: A Brief History of Time. First American edition, first printing. NY: Bantam Books, 1988. Hardcover with dust jacket, 6.25

Extremely rare uncorrected galley proof of A Brief History of Time by Stephen W. Hawking. NY: Bantam Books, 1988. Softcover with gray printed wrappers

TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.5, Max Planck Institute letterhead, October 18, 1966. Letter to German architect Wolf Dreve

Scarce glossy 4 x 5.75 head-and-shoulders photo affixed to a 5.25 x 7.5 mount, signed on the mount in fountain pen by Heisenberg. In fine condition.

TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Max Planck Institute letterhead, July 13, 1972. Letter to Eugen Langen, in part (transl

TLS in German, signed “Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 5.75, Max Planck Institute letterhead, January 22, 1951. Letter to Henri Corbiere, in full (trans

TLS in German, signed “W. Heisenberg,” one page, 8.25 x 11.75, Max Planck Institute letterhead, January 7, 1964. Letter to Dr. Hans Dichgans, in full

Sought-after fountain pen signature, "Werner Heisenberg,” on an off-white 4.25 x 2 slip. In fine condition, with subtle foxing.

ANS, one page, 7 x 4.5, no date. In full: "With compliments, and apologies for not having replied to your letter of a year ago." In fine c...

ALS signed “Jos. D. Hooker,” one page both sides, 4.5 x 7, The Camp, Sunningdale letterhead, April 23, 1905. In part: "I have in vain taxed my ...

ALS signed “T. H. Huxley,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 3.75 x 6, April 30, 1876. In part: "How glad we are to hear that James's re...

ALS signed “Wm. James,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8, personal letterhead, January 16, 1907. Letter to Mrs. Ruutz-Rees, in part: &q...

Fountain pen signature, "F. Joliot-Curie,” on an off-white 4.25 x 1.75 slip clipped from the conclusion of an autograph letter. In very good co...

ALS, one page, 5.5 x 3.5, personal letterhead, November 29, 1952. Letter to Dr. Alfred Winterstein in Vienna, in full: "I am greatly obliged to...

Untranslated typewritten responses in French to a series of three biographical questions, signed "Alfred Kastler," one page, 8.25 x 10.5, ...

TLS signed “J. H. Kellogg,” two pages, 8.5 x 11, Miami Battle Creek Sanitarium letterhead, December 23, 1940. Letter to Dr. James T. Case, in part: ...

Glossy 8 x 10 seated portrait of Edwin Land, signed in black felt tip. In fine condition, with a light paperclip impression to the top edge. Before he

Uncommon ALS in French, signed “P. Langevin,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, January 15, 1943. Untranslated letter expressing gratitude. In fine condition.

Sought-after ALS in French, signed “Laplace de l'Institut National,” one page, 7 x 9.5, no date. Untranslated letter of recommendation. In fine ...

Rare TLS signed “Ernest O. Lawrence,” one page, 8.5 x 11, University of California letterhead, January 7, 1949. Letter to Professor Rafael Grinfeld, i

ALS, one page both sides, 7 x 8.75, Mariemont, Edgbaston letterhead, January 27, 1903. Letter to "Mr. Walker," in part: "I cordially ...

Untranslated ALS in Italian, signed “C. Lombroso,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.25 x 8.25, November 1890. In fine condition.

ALS in German, signed “H. A. Lorentz,” one page both sides, 5.5 x 4.25, personal letterhead, April 18, 1911. Untranslated letter to Dr. Paul Hertz men

Sought-after LS signed “ever faithfully yrs, Cha. Lyell,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, March 7, 1868. In part: "I send you the only ...

Handsome matte-finish 3.5 x 5.75 formal portrait of Marconi seated, signed in the lower border in fountain pen, "Guglielmo Marconi, 1936."...

Bold ink signature, "G. Marconi, 27th December 1928,” on an off-white 10 x 7 sheet. In very fine condition.

TLS signed “G. Marconi,” one page, 6.5 x 8.5, Reale Accademia d'Italia letterhead, April 20, 1933. Letter to General Charles H. Sherrill, in par...

TLS signed “Robert A. Millikan,” one page, 8.5 x 11, January 5, 1953. Letter to Henri Corbiere, responding to an inquiry for an 'Homage to Einst...

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, California Institute of Technology letterhead, February 6, 1931. Letter to Charles H. Chase, in full: "I am writing to...

ALS signed “Sam’l F. B. Morse,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, April 30, 1862. Letter to Minister J. Treadwell Walden of Norwich, Connect

Two items: a glossy 4.75 x 6.75 photo of Mossbauer in a suit and tie, signed in blue ballpoint, "R. L. Mossbauer," bearing a California In...

Rare manuscript DS with full signature ("Isaac Newton"), one page, 7.75 x 4.75, December 24, 1718. Significant financial document, in part...

Exceedingly rare and highly sought-after ink signature, “Is. Newton,” on an irregularly clipped off-white 2 x .5 slip. The signature is affixed to a s

Unusually scarce circa 1950 mimeographed typed notes for the Physics 290 (Experimental Physics) course at University of California, Berkley, 142 pages

TLS, one page, 8.5 x 11, The Institute for Advanced Study letterhead, December 6, 1949. Letter to Oliver Spaulding, in full: "Thank you very mu...

Very rare untranslated ALS in Danish, signed “H. C. Orsted,” one page, 5.25 x 7.25, October 3, 1834. In very good to fine condition, with a small stai

ALS signed “Wm. Osler,” one page, 4.5 x 7, personal letterhead, October 7, [no year]. Letter to prominent British physician Sir William Broadbent, in

ALS signed “W. Pauli,” two onionskin pages, 8.25 x 11.75, November 17, 1949. Letter to the eminent American physicist Joaquin M. Luttinger, in part (t

ALS, one page both sides, 4.25 x 7, personal letterhead, October 29, 1891. In part: "I thank you very much for your kind congratulations and go...

Rare TLS in French, signed “Jean Perrin,” one page, 8.25 x 10.5, Ministere de l'Education Nationale letterhead, June 29, 1938. Untranslated lett...

Untranslated ALS in German, signed “M. Planck,” one page both sides, 5.75 x 3.5, personal stationery card, November 1, 1937. In fine condition.

Marvelous correspondence archive of physicist Marcus Campbell Goodall, containing ten letters addressed to him by six illustrious researchers from the

Untranslated ALS in French, signed “Poisson,” one page both sides, 8 x 10, Universite de France letterhead, March 21, 1823. In fine condition, with wr