SCIENCE & EXPLORATION: (x4)

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SCIENCE & EXPLORATION: Small, miscellaneous selection comprising a signed card (1), signed commemorative covers (2) and an A.L.S. by various scientists, astronomers etc., comprising Edward Teller, James Van Allen (signed cover commemorating John Glenn´s first successful orbital flight, 1962), Bernard Lovell & Clyde Tombaugh (jointly signed cover issued in honour of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus), and Vivian Fuchs (A.L.S., stating, in part, ´If you live 10,000 years you might see the ice caps somewhat reduced. Global warming has happened many times through geological ages but ozone depletion may be more connected with human activities´, 1994). VG to EX, 4

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Autograph Letters & Manuscripts Auction

Mar 26, 2026 7:00 AM EDT

Marbella, Malaga, Spain

LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873): LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873) Scottish missionary & explorer of Africa. A printed portion of the proof to Livingstone's publication Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa, one page,

Mar 26, 2026LIVINGSTONE DAVID: (1813-1873)

STANLEY HENRY M.: (1841-1904): STANLEY HENRY M.: (1841-1904) British Explorer & Journalist. Ink signature ('Henry M Stanley') on an 8vo sheet of notepaper, New York, 14th December 1886. The page is also signed in ink by a

Mar 26, 2026STANLEY HENRY M.: (1841-1904)

BAKER SAMUEL WHITE: (1821-1893): BAKER SAMUEL WHITE: (1821-1893) British explorer. A.L.S., Saml. W Baker, three pages, 8vo, Sandford Orleigh, Newton Abbot (Devon), 13th October 1893, to Mr. Colborne. Baker thanks his correspondent

Mar 26, 2026BAKER SAMUEL WHITE: (1821-1893)

CREVAUX JULES: (1847-1882): CREVAUX JULES: (1847-1882) French Explorer, Doctor and former Soldier. Best known for his explorations of French Guiana and the Amazon. Crevaux and all his expedition members were clubbed to death by

Mar 26, 2026CREVAUX JULES: (1847-1882)

POLAR EXPLORERS:: POLAR EXPLORERS: A good, unusual oblong 8vo page removed from an autograph album individually signed by four prominent polar explorers, comprising (in order of appearance from head to foot) Roald Amun

Mar 26, 2026POLAR EXPLORERS:

CUVIER GEORGES: (1769-1832): CUVIER GEORGES: (1769-1832) French naturalist and zoologist, known as the ´founding father of paleontology´. A brief A.L.S., G Cuvier, one page, slim 12mo, Paris, 7th January 1817, to an

Mar 26, 2026CUVIER GEORGES: (1769-1832)

AGASSIZ LOUIS: (1807-1873): AGASSIZ LOUIS: (1807-1873) Swiss-born American biologist and geologist, recognised as a scholar of Earth´s natural history. Vintage signed 2.5 x 4 photograph, the sepia albumen print depicting

Mar 26, 2026AGASSIZ LOUIS: (1807-1873)

HAECKEL ERNST: (1834-1919): HAECKEL ERNST: (1834-1919) German biologist, naturalist, philosopher & physician who promoted and popularised Charles Darwin's work in Germany. Vintage signed cabinet photograph, the sepia

Mar 26, 2026HAECKEL ERNST: (1834-1919)

HARKNESS WILLIAM: (1837-1903): HARKNESS WILLIAM: (1837-1903) Scottish-born American astronomer. A.L.S., Wm. Harkness, three pages, 8vo, Washington, 29th September 1869, to Dr. C. H. F. Peters, on the printed stationery of the U.S.

Mar 26, 2026HARKNESS WILLIAM: (1837-1903)

TISSOT SAMUEL AUGUSTE: (1728-1797): TISSOT SAMUEL AUGUSTE: (1728-1797) Swiss Physician. A good A.L.S., `Tissot´, one page, [Lausanne], 12th February 1797, to Monsieur Paschond, in French. Tissot writes to a bookseller, and states in

Mar 26, 2026TISSOT SAMUEL AUGUSTE: (1728-1797)

LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826): LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826) French physician who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. A rare A.L.S., Laennec, two pages, small 4to, n.p., 23rd

Mar 26, 2026LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826)

LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826): LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826) French physician who invented the stethoscope in 1816 and pioneered its use in diagnosing various chest conditions. A rare A.L.S., R T H Laennec, two pages, small 4to,

Mar 26, 2026LAENNEC RENE: (1781-1826)

OERSTED HANS CHRISTIAN: (1777-1851): OERSTED HANS CHRISTIAN: (1777-1851) Danish physicist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields, a phenomenon known as Oersted´s Law. The scientist is also responsible for having

Mar 26, 2026OERSTED HANS CHRISTIAN: (1777-1851)

MARAÑON GREGORIO: (1887-1960): MARAÑON GREGORIO: (1887-1960) Spanish Physician, Scientist and Writer. Widely considered one of the most brilliant Spanish intellectuals of the 20th century. A very fine Autograph Statement signed,

Mar 26, 2026MARAÑON GREGORIO: (1887-1960)

OBERTH HERMANN: (1894-1989): OBERTH HERMANN: (1894-1989) German physicist, one of the founding founders of rocketry and astronautics. T.L.S., H. Oberth, one page (onion skin paper), 4to, Feucht (Bavaria), 25th January 1974, to

Mar 26, 2026OBERTH HERMANN: (1894-1989)

BRUNEL MARC ISAMBARD: (1769-1849): BRUNEL MARC ISAMBARD: (1769-1849) French-British engineer who constructed the Thames Tunnel. Father of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. A good A.L.S., M. I. Brunel, one page, 8vo, n.p. (London?), 27th August

Mar 26, 2026BRUNEL MARC ISAMBARD: (1769-1849)

BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM: (1806-1859): BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM: (1806-1859) British civil engineer, one of the greatest figures of the Industrial Revolution. A.L.S., I K Brunel, two pages, 8vo, n.p., 13th May 1844, to Johnson. Brunel

Mar 26, 2026BRUNEL ISAMBARD KINGDOM: (1806-1859)

EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931): EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931) American inventor of the phonograph and light bulb among many other items. Final page of a D.S., Thos A Edison (an example of his umbrella signature), one page, 4to, n.p.

Mar 26, 2026EDISON THOMAS: (1847-1931)

BERNARD CLAUDE: (1813-1878): BERNARD CLAUDE: (1813-1878) French physiologist. A.L.S., Claude Bernard, one page, small 8vo, n.p., 28th May 1874, to a friend, on his blind embossed initialled stationery, in French. Bernard sends

Mar 26, 2026BERNARD CLAUDE: (1813-1878)

ADLER ALFRED: (1870-1937): ADLER ALFRED: (1870-1937) Austrian psychotherapist, founder of the school of individual psychology. Ink signature (´Alfred Adler´) on a plain oblong 8vo sheet of stationery. About VG

Mar 26, 2026ADLER ALFRED: (1870-1937)

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