Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 79

Scientists and Engineers

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 278		Agassiz, Jean Louis Redolphe (1807-1873) Swiss biologist, geologist, physician, and a prominent innovator in the study of Earth's natural history. Autograph letter signed, 7 x 5", January 26, 1864, Buffalo (N.Y.). Slight toning and minor foxing. Fine condition. Estimated Value $125 - 200. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold
Lot 279		Darwin, Charles. Autograph letter signed ("Chas. Darwin"), 2pp, 7 1/8 x 4½", London, n.d. (1839-42). Integral address leaf. Overall toning to letter with darker toning around edges from a previous framing. To Thomas Green, returning proofs and discussing Dr. Walker's work. Darwin lived at 12 Upper Gower Street, the address on this letter, from 1839-1841. It is thus possible that the proofs to which he refers were for the publication of the geological results of the Beagle voyage. "I return the proof sheet--must have revises. I am sorry I shall not be able to complete the 6 pages for a week or two to come. You inquire regarding Dr. Walker's work which you were good enough to call my attention to. I have found in it much which has interested me, but I cannot quite think he has established his theory…." Scottish scientish Dr. John Walker (1731-1803) was a Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh. He wrote several works on fossils, including Institutes of Natural History (1792). Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $10,500
Lot 280		Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) British naturalist whose scientific studies and subsequent theory of natural selection form the basis of modern evolutionary theory. Autograph letter signed ("Ch. Darwin"), 1p, 8 x 5", Down House, Bromley, Kent, March 8, 1857. To Dr. Hugh Falconer (1808-1865), a Scottish geologist, botanist, palaeontologist, and paleoanthropologist who studied the flora, fauna, and geology of India, Assam, and Burma and was the first to suggest the modern evolutionary theory of punctuated equilibrium. He became famous for his study of fossil mammals in the Siwalik Hills (India) and made the first discovery of a fossil ape in the 1830s. Darwin writes, "My dear Falconer, I have written down what I gathered from you on Tibet dogs; and if at any time you could add a few details, the case probably would be a very valuable and interesting one for me, as I know of nothing parallel to it…." He adds a postscript, "I enjoy so much a chat with you, that you will be sure to see me when next in London." Light toning, with a contemporary ink blotch. An important letter, written not long before the publication of Darwin's The Origin of the Species. Darwin considered Falconer's information so significant that he specifically cited it in his 1868 book, The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication. Estimated Value $7,000 - 9,000. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $9,300
Lot 281		Einstein, Albert (1879-1955) Physicist who enunciated the theory of relativity; 1921 Nobel prize winner. Inscription and signature, "Für Dr. Fry / A. Einstein / 47" on pale blue paper, 3¼ x 3¼" with typewritten "EINSTEIN" at top and "PAID 3 60 ON 5/5/47" at the bottom. Fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,332
Lot 282		Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939) Austrian psychoanalyst who founded psychoanalysis (1895-1900); first to develop the concept of the subconscious mind. Autograph note signed ("Freud") on an Austrian postcard, Vienna, 4 x 5¾", Nov. 30, 1936. With holograph address to Prof. Dr. Ludwig Hopf, Aachen, Germany. "Devoted thanks / But will I understand it? Yours truly Freud." Hopf was a German theoretical physicist who made contributions to mathematics, special relativity, hydrodynamics, and aerodynamics. He worked as an assistant to Einstein (1909-11) and collaborated on two papers with him. He eventually became a professor at the Aachen Technische Hochschule in hydrodynamics and aerodynamics and during World War I and contributed to the design of military aircraft. He also made a contribution to the Handbuch der Physik and co-authored a book on aerodynamics. In 1934, he lost his position at Aachen because he was Jewish. He then moved to Dublin, Ireland and became a professor of mathematics at Trinity College. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $1,980
Lot 283		Jung, Carl G (1865-1971) Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist; founder of analytical psychology. Typed letter signed ("C.G. Jung"), 1p, in German, 11½ x 8¼", Zurich, Mar. 3, 1934. To Dr. Ernst Harms in Zurich, "Dear doctor, I receive with regret the news of the difficulties which you have encountered here. Regarding the article in Zucher Zeitung, I have already sent a detailed rectification to the editors, without being sure, however, that the editors, who are much opposed to me, will actually publish it. Considering the circumstances, it would not be inappropriate, if someone from the other side would speak up against this meanest instigation which Bally has let loose against me." Some wrinkling to upper margins; typed script is somewhat faded but Jung's signature is extremely bold. Estimated Value $600 - 800. The Arden Family Holdings of Beverly Hills. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $600
Lot 284		Oppenheimer, Robert and Edward Teller. First Day Cover signed by Oppenheimer in black ink at lower right; FDC commemorating Albert Einstein and bearing an 8¢ stamp with his image was cancelled Mar. 14, 1966. With 3 x 5" card signed by Edward Teller in blue ink and an 8x10" photo of Teller with press blurb released in 1962 when his book, The Legacy of Hiroshima, was published.Oppenheimer (1904-67) was director of the Manhattan Project and is considered the father of the atom bomb. Teller (1908-2003) is called the father of the hydrogen bomb. Estimated Value $250 - 350. View details and enlarged photo	Realized $540
Lot 285		Pasteur, Louis (1822-95) French microbiologist and chemist responsible for some of the most important theoretical concepts and practical applications of modern science; renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation and pasteurization. Autograph letter signed ("L. Pasteur"), in French, 1p, 8 x 5¼", n.p., 14 July 1880. Fine. Translation: "My dear D'Astre, I call your attention to the statement that I read Monday at the Academy of Sciences relative to the etiology of anthrax. A thousand good wishes." Etiology is the cause of a disease as determined by medical diagnosis. Pasteur developed the vaccine against anthrax. Estimated Value $4,000 - 5,000. View details and enlarged photo	Unsold