Three important Hawking contributions appearing in Nature, 1966-1971, including: 1. WITH R.J. TAYLER. "Helium Production in an Isotropic Big-Bank Cosmology," vol 209, no 5030, March 26, 1966, pp 1278-1279. — HAWKING, STEPHEN. 1942-2018.

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Sale: Bonhams — History of Science & Technology, Online, New York · 14 October 2025
Record ID: TB-2026-077885
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Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018., Three important Hawking contributions appearing in Nature, 1966-1971, including: 1. WITH R.J. TAYLER. "Helium Production in an Isotropic Big-Bank Cosmology," vol 209, no 5030, March 26, 1966, pp 1278-1279. Bonhams, 14 Oct 2025, lot 1230. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-077885.

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Hawking, Stephen. 1942-2018., Three important Hawking contributions appearing in Nature, 1966-1971, including: 1. WITH R.J. TAYLER. "Helium Production in an Isotropic Big-Bank Cosmology," vol 209, no 5030, March 26, 1966, pp 1278-1279. Bonhams, 14 Oct 2025, lot 1230. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-077885.

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