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Group of three portraits of the scientists Charles Darwin, Asa Gray, and Louis Agassiz. Circa 1860s-70s.

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Extracts . . . Concerning American Trees and Plants. 1775.

2: Extracts . . . Concerning... Estimate: Login

Romeyn Beck Hough, The American Woods, volumes I to XII.

3: Romeyn Beck Hough, The... Estimate: Login

Joesph Janvier Woodward, No. 1-5, Pleurosigma Angulatum. 1871.

4: Joesph Janvier Woodward, No... Estimate: Login

Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley, Group of 8 microphotographs of snow crystals. Circa 1903-10.

5: Wilson A. "Snowflake" Bentley... Estimate: Login

A notebook titled "Microphotography" by A.E. Ward with 60 photos. May 5, 1910.

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An album from Wallerstein Laboratories, NYC with 25 photographs of yeast and sediment under magnification, all associated with beer brewing. Circa 1910.

7: An album from Wallerstein... Estimate: Login

Rufus Porter, editor, Scientific American, Volume I. 1845.

8: Rufus Porter, editor... Estimate: Login

Guillaume Amontons, His description of his invention of a new hygrometer, in an issue of the Monethly Account, an early newsbook. May 1688.

9: Guillaume Amontons, His... Estimate: Login

Francis Galton, Autograph Letter Signed, to "Dear Miss Weld,"

10: Francis Galton, Autograph... Estimate: Login

Eastern Science Supply, Co., Portable Equinoctical Sundial.

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John C. Quell, Group of 3 ad illustrations for Sperry Gyroscopes. Circa 1950.

12: John C. Quell, Group of 3 ad... Estimate: Login

Gustav Eyb, Die Pioniere der Luftschiffahrt. 1900.

13: Gustav Eyb, Die Pioniere der... Estimate: Login

Group of 2 photographs of the Wright Brothers and one of Archie Hoxsey by Henry Ashton. 1908.

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Group of approximately 200 early flight postcards, including more than 100 real photo postcards. Circa 1910.

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A selection of 15 photographs of Amelia Earhart "Queen of the Skies," most related to her 1928 transatlantic flight. 1920-31.

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An album titled "Militärluftfahrt [Military Aircraft]" collected by S. Jahn, with 95 photographs. 1930-34.

17: An album titled... Estimate: Login

An album documenting the airplane Avia 14 with 23 photographs. 1954-60.

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August Cross, File of correspondence, photos and patent papers for an aerofoil kite tested for the Navy during World War One.

19: August Cross, File of... Estimate: Login

Eadweard Muybridge, Horse and rider, plate 592 from Animal Locomotion. 1887.

20: Eadweard Muybridge, Horse and... Estimate: Login

Eadweard Muybridge, Starting for a run, plate 59 from Animal Locomotion. 1887.

21: Eadweard Muybridge, Starting... Estimate: Login

Eadweard Muybridge, Cockatoo Flying, plate 762 from Animal Locomotion. 1887.

22: Eadweard Muybridge, Cockatoo... Estimate: Login

Harold Edgerton, Bullet. Splash Formation, 1/1,000,000 Sec. Circa 1938; printed before 1988.

23: Harold Edgerton, Bullet... Estimate: Login

Harold Edgerton, Milk Drop Coronet. 1957; printed 1970s.

24: Harold Edgerton, Milk Drop... Estimate: Login

Berenice Abbott, The Science Pictures Portfolio. 1945, 1961; printed 1982.

25: Berenice Abbott, The Science... Estimate: Login

Papers of noted astronomers Elizabeth Langdon Williams and George Hall Hamilton.

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Ormsby M. Mitchel, editor., The Sidereal Messenger: A Monthly Journal Devoted to Astronomical Science. 1846

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Willard Van der Veer, Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Antarctica Expedition 1 Little America. November 4, 1929.

28: Willard Van der Veer, Admiral... Estimate: Login

Bradford Washburn, Mount McKinley at 35,000 ft altitude. 1978.

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A selection of 49 photographs depicting Russian cosmonauts. Circa 1974-87.

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William Anders, Apollo 8. A suite of 4 NASA photographs of the Earth, including the iconic Earthrise. December 24, 1968.

31: William Anders, Apollo 8. A... Estimate: Login

Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11. Buzz Aldrin descending Lunar Module Eagle's ladder for humanity's first steps on another world. July 16-24, 1969.

32: Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11... Estimate: Login

Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11. A Man on the Moon: Buzz Aldrin with the photographer, Lunar Module Eagle, and Earth reflected in his gold-plated sun visor. July 16-24, 1969.

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Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11. Group of 17 NASA photographs of the Moon landing. July 16-24, 1969.

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Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11. Buzz Aldrin at Tranquility Base with the Lunar Module Eagle, U.S. flag, and scientific experiments. July 16-24, 1969.

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Wildlife at the Kennedy Space Center presents a contrast between Nature and the Space Age as the Saturn V space vehicle carrying the Apollo 12 Astronauts lift off at launch. November 14, 1969.

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Pete Conrad, Apollo 12. Alan Bean strides across the sunlit Sea of Storms. November 14-24, 1969.

37: Pete Conrad, Apollo 12. Alan... Estimate: Login

Pete Conrad, Apollo 12. Portrait of Alan Bean with the photographer reflected in his visor. November 14-24, 1969.

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Apollo 13. The glowing Earth above the stricken spacecraft during the perilous journey home. April 11-17, 1970.

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Apollo 13. The miraculous return to Earth after a harrowing mission. April 17, 1970.

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Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14. Alan Shepard with the MET during the excursion to Cone Crater. January 31-February 9, 1971.

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Apollo 16. The mighty Saturn V lifting off from Earth to the Moon: a striking contrast between Nature and the Space Age. April 16, 1972.

42: Apollo 16. The mighty Saturn V... Estimate: Login

Eugene Cernan, Apollo 17. Harrison Schmitt photographing moonscapes beyond the rover at Tracy's Rock, Station 6. December 7-19, 1972.

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Group of 34 photographs of NASA scientists, engineers, and astronauts preparing for space missions. 1966-96.

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Hoot Gibson, A suite of 3 NASA photographs of Bruce McCandless II performing the first untethered spacewalk using the Manned Maneuvering Unit from the space shuttle Challenger. February 7, 1984.

45: Hoot Gibson, A suite of 3 NASA... Estimate: Login

Robert H. Goddard, Liquid-Propellant Rocket Development.

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A selection of 3 photographs depicting J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. 1945-57.

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A suite of 15 photographs depicting atomic bomb test detonations. 1952-58.

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Designer Unknown, Atom / Sonderschau im Deutschen Museum München. 1955.

49: Designer Unknown, Atom /... Estimate: Login

Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Solar Dynamics. 1955.

50: Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics... Estimate: Login

Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Nucleodynamics. 1955.

51: Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics... Estimate: Login

Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Astrodynamics. 1955.

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Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Aerodynamics. 1955.

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Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Electrodynamics. 1955.

54: Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics... Estimate: Login

Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics / Electronic Intelligence. 1958.

55: Erik Nitsche, General Dynamics... Estimate: Login

Erik Nitsche, [Historical Submarines]. Circa 1958.

56: Erik Nitsche, [Historical... Estimate: Login

Patent exploitation license for an early American washing machine. 1800.

57: Patent exploitation license... Estimate: Login

Maurice Beck, Safety / Escalator Safety Gear. 1930.

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Designer Unknown, Radiophone Viel / Sans Changement de Fréquence. 1928.

59: Designer Unknown, Radiophone... Estimate: Login

Vannevar Bush, "As We May Think," in an issue of The Atlantic Monthly. July 1945.

60: Vannevar Bush, "As We May... Estimate: Login

Designer Unknown, [How the Telephone Works] & [How We Get Help]. Two posters. 1964.

61: Designer Unknown, [How the... Estimate: Login

Logo Design by Rob Janoff, Apple II. Small format poster. Circa 1977.

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Logo Design by Rob Janoff, Apple Personal Computers. 1980.

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Logo Design by Rob Janoff, Apple. 1990.

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Designer Unknown, Club Apple / Le Fruit de la Passion. 2000.

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Nathan Sidney Harris, [Technology / Consumer Products]. Group of 4 gouache maquettes. Circa 1920s-30s.

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Herbert A. Simon, Models of My Life: The Remarkable Autobiography of the . . . Founder of Artificial Intelligence, signed and inscribed by the author. 1991

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Announcement of the medical school curriculum of the University of Pennsylvania (the first in the United States), in an issue of the Pennsylvania Chronicle. 1767

68: Announcement of the medical... Estimate: Login

Aristotle's Master-Piece Completed.

69: Aristotle's Master-Piece... Estimate: Login

Auguste-Adolphe Bertsch, Foie de l'homme [human liver]. 1853-57.

70: Auguste-Adolphe Bertsch, Foie... Estimate: Login

Francis D. Morris., A Civil War surgeon's letter describing his regiment's injuries at Peachtree Creek.

71: Francis D. Morris., A Civil... Estimate: Login

Alfred Hardy & Arthur de Montméja, Clinique photographique de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis. 1868.

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