Lot 156 · The Story of the 20th Century
[LOVELACE, AUGUSTA ADA BYRON, COUNTESS OF, translator.] MENABREA, LUIGI FEDERICO. "Sketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage ... with notes by the translator." Pp 666-731. Folding table and text tables. IN: Scientific Memoirs,
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- $25,000–$35,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — The Story of the 20th Century, New York · 4 June 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2028675
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Babbage, Charles. 1791-1871., [LOVELACE, AUGUSTA ADA BYRON, COUNTESS OF, translator.] MENABREA, LUIGI FEDERICO. "Sketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage ... with notes by the translator." Pp 666-731. Folding table and text tables. IN: Scientific Memoirs,. Bonhams, 4 Jun 2014, lot 156. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2028675.
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Babbage, Charles. 1791-1871., [LOVELACE, AUGUSTA ADA BYRON, COUNTESS OF, translator.] MENABREA, LUIGI FEDERICO. "Sketch of the Analytical Engine invented by Charles Babbage ... with notes by the translator." Pp 666-731. Folding table and text tables. IN: Scientific Memoirs,. Bonhams, 4 Jun 2014, lot 156. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2028675.
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