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WILSON A. BENTLEY (1865-1931)
Group of 4 photographs of snowflakes.
Gold-chloride toned microphotographs from glass plate
negatives, 4x3 inches (10.2x7.6 cm.). 1900-27
[4,000/6,000]
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LEWIS M. RUTHERFORD
(1816-1892)
Photographie de la Lune, á son 1st Quartier.
Carbon
print, 14
1
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2
x10
1
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2
inches (36.8x26.7 cm.), on the
original printed mount measuring 18
3
/
4
x12
1
/
4
inches (46.4x31.1 cm.), with Rutherford’s
signature and date in the plate. 1885
[4,000/6,000]
This richly toned carbon print is bound into
a volume entitled
Port Efeuille Des Eleves,
Cours Astronomie.
Generously illustrated with
maps, diagrams, charts, heliotypes of telescopes,
and other celestially-gazing devices. Folio,
boards, edgewear. Np, nd.
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