Christies: On the Shoulders of Giants: A Brief History of Big Ideas - Online bidstart 10/30
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| Auction Name | On the Shoulders of Giants: A Brief History of Big Ideas - Online bidstart 10/30 | Total Sales (GBP) | 351,500.00 |
| Auction Date | November 07, 2019 - November 07, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 172,200.00 |
| Sale Number | #17701 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 259,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 58 | ||
| Sold Lots | 39 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 290,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.24% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 434,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 80.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Dewey Watson (b. 1928), Francis H.C. Crick (1916-2004), Maurice Wilkins (1916-2004), Alexander Stokes (1919-2003), Herbert R. Wilson, Rosalind E. Franklin (1920-1958) and Raymond G. Gosling (b. 1926). | The first published account of the molecular structure of DNA. |
1953 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 50,000.00 |
| 53 | Stephen Hawking (1942-2018). | 'I hope to avoid a collision' |
1968 | GBP 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | GBP 50,000.00 |
| 14 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | The origins of special relativity in the ‘ether question’ |
1919 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 22,500.00 |
| 45 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | ‘Searching after what is hidden’ |
1943 | GBP 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 21,250.00 |
| 4 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | Signal velocities may not exceed the speed of light |
1907 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 20,000.00 |
| 9 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | 'This gravitational problem is extremely interesting' |
1912 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,250.00 |
| 29 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | Einstein's evolving vision of Zionism |
1930 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 13,750.00 |
| 30 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | Experimental validation of special relativity |
1932 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 10,625.00 |
| 49 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | ‘The completed and fulfilled life is something incorruptible’ |
1952 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 10,000.00 |
| 3 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | 'The equation \ |
1907 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 28 | Max Planck (1858-1947). | Critiquing a new theory of relativity |
1928 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 9,375.00 |
| 46 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | 'Constantly under the pressure of intractable problems' |
1946 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 8,125.00 |
| 1 | Isaac Newton (1642-1727). | Newton: Master of the Mint |
c.1708. | GBP 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 16 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | On the place of mathematics in physics |
1921 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 57 | Stephen Hawking (1942-2018) and M. Rocek (editors). | Superspace and Supergravity signed by Hawking |
1981 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 7,500.00 |
| 8 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | A paper on thermodynamics |
1912 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,875.00 |
| 10 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | Submitting a paper on gravity |
1912 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,625.00 |
| 20 | Erwin Schrödinger (1887-1961). | Disagreeing with Niels Bohr |
1926 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,000.00 |
| 34 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | Eagerly following events in Palestine |
1936 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,000.00 |
| 37 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | The primacy of theoretical over experimental physics |
1936 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 43 | Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976). | Ferromagnetism and quantum spin |
1939 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 58 | Stephen Hawking (1942-2018). | A Brief History of Time 'signed' with a fingerprint |
1988 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,750.00 |
| 32 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | Failing to foresee the rise of Nazism |
1932 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,375.00 |
| 36 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | 'A rare display of character for a German!' |
1936 | GBP 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,375.00 |
| 5 | Albert Einstein (1879-1955). | A paper for the Annalen der Physik |
1910 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,000.00 |
