SCIENCE

GEORGE BUSH — ON THE MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR ASTRONAUT ED WHITE — THE 1ST AMERICAN TO WALK IN SPACE, WHO WAS KILLED IN THE TRAGIC APOLLO 1 FIRE
BUSH, GEORGE HERBERT WALKER. ( 1924-2018). Forty-first President of the United States (1989-93). Typed Letter Signed, “George Bush”, on imprinted Congress of the United States House of Representatives letterhead. One page, quarto. “Washington, D.C.”, March 11, 1969.

JOSEPH LISTER ~ AWARDS A CERTIFICATE ATTESTING TO PARTICIPATION IN HIS LECTURES ON SURGERY
LISTER, JOSEPH. (1827-1912). Father of modern antiseptic surgery. Partially-printed Document Signed “Joseph Lister” on University of Edinburgh letterhead. One full page, octavo. ’28 March 1873′. Partially-printed Certificate signed as Professor of Clinical Surgery.

THOMAS EDISON ~ SIGNED CHECK
EDISON, THOMAS A. (1847-1931). American inventor. Partly-Printed Check Signed, “Thos. A. Edison”. One page, oblong octavo. West Orange, New Jersey, September 27, 1928.

HE INSPIRED EDISON TO DEVELOP THE INCANDESCENT LIGHT BULB!
FARMER, MOSES G. (1820-1893). American electrical engineer and inventor; built a platinum filament incandescent light in 1859 and lit the parlor of his home with incandescent lamps, thus being the first house in the world to be lit by electricity. His excessively-scarce Signature “Moses G. Farmer”.

CHARLES DARWIN ~ PREPARES TO MAKE REVISIONS TO HIS NEW BOOK: “THE VARIATION OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS UNDER DOMESTICATION” AND INQUIRES OF HIS LONDON PUBLISHER, JOHN MURRAY, ON THE SALES AND REMAINING COPIES OF: “ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION”
DARWIN, CHARLES. (1809-1882). British naturalist and evolutionist. Choice and Important Autograph Letter Signed, “Ch. Darwin”. To John Murray, his London publisher. [Wednesday 25th March 1868].

JAMES MADISON, CAESAR RODNEY AND ROBERT SMITH — A VERY EARLY ‘LETTERS PATENT’ ISSUED FOR AN IMPROVEMENT IN “THE STEAM STILL” — USED IN 18/19TH CENTRY WHISKEY AND SPIRIT PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES
MADISON, JAMES. (1751-1836). Fourth President of the United States (1809-1817). Partly-printed Document Signed, “James Madison”, as President, and countersigned by ROBERT SMITH as Secretary of State. Additionally signed by CAESAR RODNEY, Attorney General of the United States. Madison’s and Smith signatures are dark and boldly penned. Rodney’s is light, but readable.

JAMES MONROE — CERTIFIES THE PATENT FOR DANIEL PETTIBONE’S “RARIFYING AIR STOVE FOR WARMING ROOMS” ACCOMPANIED BY A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE AND MULTIPLE DRAWINGS OF THE FURNACE, BY PETTIBONE
MONROE, JAMES. (1758-1831). Fifth President of the United States. Partially-Printed Document Signed, “Ja[me]s Monroe”, as Secretary of State in James Madison’s cabinet. One full page, quarto. Washington. October 14, 1813.