Lot 60 · Valuable Books and Manuscripts
Typed letter signed (‘Werner Heisenberg’) to H.A. Kramers, Kaiser Wilhelm-Institut für Physik, Berlin, 10 January 1944; [ enclosing :] Typed manuscript draft for ‘Die beobachtbaren Grössen in der Theorie der Elementarteilchen III‘, [1943-44], with autograph emendations and annotations.
Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-1976 And Wolfgang Pauli. 1900-1958.
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $24,731–$37,097
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Valuable Books and Manuscripts, London · 14 December 2022
- Dimensions
- 295 x 210mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3394200
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-1976 And Wolfgang Pauli. 1900-1958., Typed letter signed (‘Werner Heisenberg’) to H.A. Kramers, Kaiser Wilhelm-Institut für Physik, Berlin, 10 January 1944; [ enclosing :] Typed manuscript draft for ‘Die beobachtbaren Grössen in der Theorie der Elementarteilchen III‘, [1943-44], with autograph emendations and annotations. Christie's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3394200.
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Heisenberg, Werner. 1901-1976 And Wolfgang Pauli. 1900-1958., Typed letter signed (‘Werner Heisenberg’) to H.A. Kramers, Kaiser Wilhelm-Institut für Physik, Berlin, 10 January 1944; [ enclosing :] Typed manuscript draft for ‘Die beobachtbaren Grössen in der Theorie der Elementarteilchen III‘, [1943-44], with autograph emendations and annotations. Christie's, 14 Dec 2022, lot 60. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3394200.
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