1834 Chemistry Book By a Woman
[Women’s Education] Lincoln Phelps, A.H. Chemistry for Beginners: With Engravings. Hartford: F.J. Huntington, 1834. Publisher’s original cloth boards. 4” x 6.75” inches, 269 pages. First edition. Numerous black and white engravings of objects and diagrams. Paragraphs on Matters, light, Laws of Motion, gases, electricity, acids, metals, organic chemistry, etc. Mrs.....
First Public High School for Girls in the United States: Lab Notebook with 30 Scientific Illustrations, 1903 NY
[ Women Education] Girl student’s laboratory notebook of 38 experiments and 30 scientific drawings at Wadleigh High School in 1903 (only 16 years of existence), New York City’s first public high school for girls. 8 x 7 in. Original maroon boards. 142 pages (first 97 pages filled with handwriting in.....
The First and Only married Woman to have Received a Ph.D. in chemistry at the Turn of the century: Experimental Food Study
Agnes Morgan and Irene Hall. Experimental Food Study. Designed "for use in the beginning course of foods in the Department of Household Science at the University of California". Presumed First Edition. Quite a bit of chemistry. Appendix; 2 indices. . 8vo. Agnes Fay Morgan (May 4, 1884 – July 20.....
Mathematician and Astronomer Royal Sir George Biddell Airy Autograph Letter Signed.
British mathematician and astronomer, taking the title of Astronomer Royal from 1835 to 1881. Airy is known for establishing Greenwich as the location of the prime meridian. Autograph letter Signed. 1 page. 6.25" x 3.75" inches. Royal Observatory Greenwich. March 27th 1851. To the engineer, Charles Manby. "I am much.....
Huge Poster of Mars signed by Apollo 11 "Buzz Aldrin."
Apollo 11 Astronaut and Neil Armstrong's partner during the first Moonwalk. Large Color Poster, "The Interpretative Analysis of the Relief of the Surface of Mars," 27x39", multicolor, signed with a very large signature "Buzz Aldrin."
Apollo 11 Signed Photo by all three taken on their first evening out of quarantine After their Return to Earth
Inscribed signed photo by all three Apollo 11 astronauts: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. Glossy 10" x 8" black and white photo of the Apollo 11 crew on their first evening out of quarantine after their return to earth posing with three executives of the Rice Hotel on.....
Apollo Ampule Storage Kit
Apollo Program Training Chlorinating Ampule Storage Kit. When the astronauts are in space, there may be times when the water available to drink may be of questionable quality. This kit, made from beta cloth, is designed to carry 7 ampules for chlorinating water to make the water cleaner. Twenty minutes.....
Arabian Horse Lithograph Published in 1849
D'ORBIGNY, Charles [Ed.] Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. 1849. Size 9.5" by 6." This original hand colored Arabian horse lithograph hails from the first edition of Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle, which is considered one of the premier encyclopedias of natural history of 19th century. Image of a strong Arabian horse in.....
Neil Armstrong Inscribed Signed Photo in Space suit
American astronaut and first man to walk on the moon. Color 8" x 10" NASA photo of Neil Armstrong posing in his white space suit, his helmet by his side, signed and inscribed in black felt tip “To Jeffrey Taylor, Best wishes, Neil Armstrong.” In very good condition, with light.....
Nuclear Yield Slide Rule for Measuring Contamination from an Atomic Bomb Explosion
An interesting circular slide rule for measuring contamination from an atomic explosion. Radiac Calculator No. 1 Circular Slide Rule. There are two moveable discs that can calculate contamination for land or sea. Comes in the case which states, CALCULATORS RADIAC No. 1 Z8 / 6665-99-911-0117 and 6665-99-911-0118 underneath the flap.....
Blueprints of the Atomic Bomb with handwritten explanation of its components by a crew member of the first atomic bombing
Blue prints showing the atomic bomb that ended World War II, with handwritten explanations of the components and how it works, in the hand of a crew member who dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. Early design and experimental work directed towards developing a gun system for uranium assembly was conducted.....
Early 1920s Handwritten Manuscript Explaining the Workings of an Airplane
Early 1920's handwritten manuscript describing the inner workings of an airplane with multiple detailed drawings and descriptions. 14 pages. 5" x 8-1/2". Includes handwritten drawings and journal entries explaining the "general data" including particular speed, weight, etc. of the planes. Drawings include a "main wiring diagram" . The handwritten labels on.....
Autograph Letter Signed C. Babbage with Mathematical Equation in Seal
Mathematician, computer pioneer, inventor of the calculating machine. Autograph letter signed "C. Babbage", to Mrs. Ireland Blackburne of Westminster, asking whether his friend F [Francis] Offley Martin can join her party going to Richmond. 1 pg 4"x3-1/2". With the address leaf bearing Babbage's red wax seal showing a mathematical formula.....
Charles Babbage Signed Copy of "The Exposition of 1851" with Presentation Inscription
Signed Second Edition Copy of "The exposition of 1851; or, views of the industry, the science, and the government, of England." London: John Murray, 1851. Inscribed on the half-title in Babbage's own hand: "M. C. Plowden Esqre. M. P. from the Author." Second edition. The Great Exhibition of 1851, which.....
First Women Ornithologists - Florence Bailey, "Birds of New Mexico" Signed
Writing the first modern field guide to birds, Florence Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist who committed her published works to educating the public about the importance of preserving natural habitats and endangered species. Signed Book "Birds of New Mexico" , considered her most substantial work. Containing over 200 plates.....
Surgeon Christiaan Barnard Autograph Manuscript Discussing His Experiences Performing Early "Heart Transplantation"
South African surgeon who, in 1967, performed the first human-to-human heart transplant. 4 page Autograph Manuscript Signed “Ch. Barnard,” with no date but circa 1995. A portion of Barnard’s draft for his 1996 work The Donor in his difficult to decipher hand, headed “Manuscript from ‘The Donor,’” mentioning “artificial heart,”.....
Clara Barton Signed Letter on a Patient's Remarkable Recovery as a "Test Case" following a "Test Operation"
Clara Barton. Women's activist and founder of the American Red Cross. Barton writes of a patient's remarkable recovery as a "Test Case" following a "Test Operation". Autograph letter signed. March 7th, 1905. Glen Echo, Maryland. Four pages entirely in her hand. In this remarkable letter dated a year after Barton.....
Clara Barton, Founder of the American Red Cross, Writes About Addressing the National American Woman Suffrage Association
Autograph Letter Signed, in which Clara Barton, founder and president of the American Red Cross mentions her address for the opening session of the NAWSA annual convention. [1893] Single sheet folded to 4-1/2 x 6-3/4", off-white lined paper. Folded to fit an envelope. In this brief handwritten letter, Barton writes.....
Baruch writes to Letter to Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, who oversaw the Manhattan Project "Those days when you carried one of the heaviest burdens any man ever carried."
TLS signed “B. M. B.,” one page, 7.75 x 9.75, personal letterhead, August 21, 1962. Letter to Lt. Gen. Leslie R. Groves, who had overseen the Manhattan Project during World War II. In part: "That was a particularly gracious and heartwarming letter you sent to note my birthday. I do.....