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Spaceship Sketches by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Historical Memorabilia Start Price:725.00 USD Estimated At:1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD
Spaceship Sketches by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
<B>Handwritten Spaceship Sketches by Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Signed Twice.</B></I> One page, two sided, 8 x 4.5", n.p., n.d. Tsiolkovsky was a Russian rocket scientist and space travel theorist who published more than 500 works on space travel and related subjects. Among his works are designs for rockets with steering thrusters, multi-stage boosters, space stations, airlocks, and closed biological systems designed to provide oxygen and food for space colonists. On one side of the paper, Tsiolkovsky has sketched a spaceship and made notes about "<I>liquid hydrogen</B></I>" and "<I>liquid oxygen</B></I>" regarding its propulsion systems. On the verso, in part: "<I>Both liquid gasses are separated by a barrier. (A) The place of mixing gasses and their explosions. (B) The screw of strongly less tense and cold gasses.</B></I>" The scientists scribbles a few more thoughts on the matter, then scratches them out and writes "<I>WRONG. K. Tsiolkovsky</B></I>" at the bottom of the sheet. Paper is moderately age toned with a few light creases at corners.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Miscellaneous Collectibles, Smal (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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