Lot 110 · Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine
A group of 11 offprints, including: ‘Das Prinzip von der Erhaltung der Schwerpunktsbewegung und die Trägheit der Energie.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 20. Leipzig: Barth, 1906. [ And :] – ‘Über eine Methode zur Bestimmung des Verhältnisses der transversalen und longitudinalen Masse des Elektrons.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 21. Leipzig: Barth, 1906. [ And :] – ‘Lichtgeschwindigkeit und Statik des Gravitationsfeldes.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 38. Leipzig: Barth, 1912. [ And with :] – and Marcel GROSSMANN (1878-1936). ‘Entwurf einer verallgemeinerten Relativitätstheorie und einer Theorie der Gravitation. I. Physikalischer Teil … II. Mathematischer Teil.' Offprint from: Zeitschrift für Mathematik und Physik. Vol. 62. Leipzig and Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1913.
Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955. · : Arnold Sommerfeld (pencil marginalia on p.541)
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,972–$23,957
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books, Manuscripts and Photographs, including Highlights from The Royal Society of Medicine, London · 10 December 2025
- Dimensions
- 222 x 143mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3112054
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., A group of 11 offprints, including: ‘Das Prinzip von der Erhaltung der Schwerpunktsbewegung und die Trägheit der Energie.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 20. Leipzig: Barth, 1906. [ And :] – ‘Über eine Methode zur Bestimmung des Verhältnisses der transversalen und longitudinalen Masse des Elektrons.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 21. Leipzig: Barth, 1906. [ And :] – ‘Lichtgeschwindigkeit und Statik des Gravitationsfeldes.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 38. Leipzig: Barth, 1912. [ And with :] – and Marcel GROSSMANN (1878-1936). ‘Entwurf einer verallgemeinerten Relativitätstheorie und einer Theorie der Gravitation. I. Physikalischer Teil … II. Mathematischer Teil.' Offprint from: Zeitschrift für Mathematik und Physik. Vol. 62. Leipzig and Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1913. Christie's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 110. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3112054.
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., A group of 11 offprints, including: ‘Das Prinzip von der Erhaltung der Schwerpunktsbewegung und die Trägheit der Energie.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 20. Leipzig: Barth, 1906. [ And :] – ‘Über eine Methode zur Bestimmung des Verhältnisses der transversalen und longitudinalen Masse des Elektrons.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 21. Leipzig: Barth, 1906. [ And :] – ‘Lichtgeschwindigkeit und Statik des Gravitationsfeldes.’ Offprint from: Annalen der Physik . 4th Series, vol. 38. Leipzig: Barth, 1912. [ And with :] – and Marcel GROSSMANN (1878-1936). ‘Entwurf einer verallgemeinerten Relativitätstheorie und einer Theorie der Gravitation. I. Physikalischer Teil … II. Mathematischer Teil.' Offprint from: Zeitschrift für Mathematik und Physik. Vol. 62. Leipzig and Berlin: B. G. Teubner, 1913. Christie's, 10 Dec 2025, lot 110. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3112054.
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