SCIENCE
EARLY BERTRAND RUSSELL AUTOGRAPH LETTER
RUSSELL, BERTRAND. (1872-1970) British philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, and social critic. Early Autograph Letter Signed, “Bertrand Russell” on his 4 Ralston Street Title Street. S.W. imprinted stationary. Two and one third pages, octavo. [London]. March 3, 1905.
WONDERFUL SIGNED SEPIA-TONED PHOTOGRAPH OF THOMAS EDISON
EDISON, THOMAS A. (1847-1931). American inventor. Handsome, sepia-toned Photograph Signed, “Thos A. Edison”, with his bold umbrella paraph, under his image, on the photographic surface.
FARADAY GOES TO HAMPTON COURT
FARADAY, MICHAEL. (1791-1867). British physicist and chemist. Autograph Letter Signed, “M. Faraday”, on crested Royal Institution stationery. One full page, small octavo. London, June 16, 1863.
A FINE LETTER FROM AN EARLY ASTRONOMICAL PIONEER, MATHEMATICIAN, CHEMIST, AND PHOTOGRAPHER
HERSCHEL, SIR JOHN FREDERICK WILLIAM. (1792-1871). President of the Royal Astronomical Society; a pioneer in celestial photography; discovered the planet Uranus; hypothesized that nebulae are composed of stars; and developed a theory of stellar evolution. Scarce early Autograph Letter Signed “J.F.W. Herschel”. Three pages, octavo. Integral address leaf with red postal cancellations. No place. February 6, 1829.