The Science Sale

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Location
New York, NY 10010
Dates

Sale Starts

Thu
Nov 12
12pm

Sale Ends

Thu
Nov 12
Group of 3 portraits of the scientists Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Louis Agassiz. Circa 1860s-70s.
Group of 3 portraits of the scientists Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Louis Agassiz. Circa 1860s-70s.
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This November, Swann is proud to introduce a new multidisciplinary sale celebrating the intersections of Science, Technology & Art. From historical documents and archival records to artists and authors whose work draws inspiration from the scientific world, this sale will offer a window into how science can not only shape history but also creativity. Featured are ionic Apollo 11 photographs by the taken by the astronauts on that mission, General Dynamics posters designed by Erik Nitsche, and a first edition copy of Louis de Broglie's Nobel Prize–winning doctoral thesis, inscribed to fellow physicist Charles Manneback.

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Group of 3 portraits of the scientists Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Louis Agassiz. Circa 1860s-70s.
Group of 3 portraits of the scientists Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Louis Agassiz. Circa 1860s-70s.
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Extracts . . . Concerning American Trees and Plants. 1775.
Extracts . . . Concerning American Trees and Plants. 1775.
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Romeyn Beck Hough, The American Woods, volumes I to XII, [1892]-1911.
Romeyn Beck Hough, The American Woods, volumes I to XII, [1892]-1911.
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Joesph Janvier Woodward, No. 1-5, Pleurosigma Angulatum. 1871.
Joesph Janvier Woodward, No. 1-5, Pleurosigma Angulatum. 1871.
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Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley, Group of 8 microphotographs of snow crystals. Circa 1903-10.
Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley, Group of 8 microphotographs of snow crystals. Circa 1903-10.
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A notebook titled "Microphotography" by A.E. Ward with 60 photos. May 5, 1910.
A notebook titled "Microphotography" by A.E. Ward with 60 photos. May 5, 1910.
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Album from Wallerstein Laboratories, NYC with 25 photographs of yeast and sediment under
Album from Wallerstein Laboratories, NYC with 25 photographs of yeast and sediment under
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Rufus Porter, Scientific American, Volume I. 1845.
Rufus Porter, Scientific American, Volume I. 1845.
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Guillaume Amontons, His description of his invention of a new hygrometer, in an issue of the
Guillaume Amontons, His description of his invention of a new hygrometer, in an issue of the
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Francis Galton, Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Miss Weld." 26 February 1894.
Francis Galton, Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Miss Weld." 26 February 1894.
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Eastern Science Supply, Co., Portable Equinoctical Sundial. 1930s.
Eastern Science Supply, Co., Portable Equinoctical Sundial. 1930s.
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John C. Quell, Group of 3 ad illustrations for Sperry Gyroscopes. Circa 1950.
John C. Quell, Group of 3 ad illustrations for Sperry Gyroscopes. Circa 1950.
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