WHEATSTONE
(Sir Charles, 1802-1875, Scientist and Inventor)
Signature and date,
on 19 Park Crescent, Portland Place, headed paper, January 30th
Item Date:
1868
Stock No:
27010
£30
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WHEWELL
(William, 1794-1866, Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, Philosopher & Historian of Science)
Autograph Letter in the Third Person to Dr and Mrs PAGET,
(later Sir) George Edward PAGET, (1809-1892, of Gonville & Caius, Cambridge, from 1872 Regius Professor of Physic), and his wife Clara, saying "The Master of Trinity will have great pleasure in dining ... on Friday the 14th", 1 side 16mo black-edged and conjugate blank, Trinity Lodge, 1st November, year added in pencil
light shadows on blank side 4 from former laying down
Item Date:
1856
Stock No:
56392
£65
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WHITTLE
(Sir Frank, 1907-1996, Inventor of the Jet Engine for Aircraft)
Fine Vintage Photo signed
showing him head and shoulders in his RAF uniform, looking straight at the camera, leaning his hands on a pile of papers on the desk in front of him and smoking a cigarette, 6½” x 4½”, no place, no date circa
signature very slightly faded but clear
Item Date:
1940
Stock No:
43096
£225
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WHITTLE
(Sir Frank, 1907-1997, Inventor of the Jet Engine)
Newspaper Photo mounted on board and signed and dated underneath
the image shows him half length resting his elbow on a globe, smoking and smiling broadly, 6” x 4”, no place, 12th March
Item Date:
1951
Stock No:
42178
£250
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WHYTE
(Adam Gowans, 1875-1950, Rationalist)
Autograph Letter Signed to Dr. Streatfeild,
saying he "could say a lot about the curious idea of the purpose of existence - that we should spend eternity in communion with the God who made us. What, I wonder, is the purpose of that purpose? And what a curious providence who reserves this rather aimless benefit for a minority of a minority of his countless millions of creatures!", 2 sides 8vo., 3 Eccleston Place, S.W.1, 4th December
Item Date:
1944
Stock No:
13505
£30
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