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Lot 655 · Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents

French physicist, the first person to discover evidence of radioactivit

Henri Becquerel

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Estimate
€3,000–€4,000 hammer ≈ $3,219–$4,292
Result
Performance
Sale
International Autograph Auctions — Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents, Urbanizacion El Real del Campanario. E-12, Bajo B 29688 Estepona (Malaga). SPAIN, Spain · 14 September 2023
Record ID
TB-2026-12484100
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Henri Becquerel, French physicist, the first person to discover evidence of radioactivit. International Autograph Auctions, 14 Sep 2023, lot 655. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-12484100.

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