Carbon Copy of a Letter to William Farrington ANNOTATED AND DIAGRAMMED in ink and pencil by Einstein describing in mathematical detail the action of force on the earth's crust, — EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.

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Estimate: $12,000–$18,000 hammer
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Sale: Bonhams — History of Science and Technology, New York · 4 December 2019
Record ID: TB-2026-829653
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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Carbon Copy of a Letter to William Farrington ANNOTATED AND DIAGRAMMED in ink and pencil by Einstein describing in mathematical detail the action of force on the earth's crust,. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-829653.

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Einstein, Albert. 1879-1955., Carbon Copy of a Letter to William Farrington ANNOTATED AND DIAGRAMMED in ink and pencil by Einstein describing in mathematical detail the action of force on the earth's crust,. Bonhams, 4 Dec 2019, lot 37. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-829653.

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