The Bonhams auction house is about to auction off a very valuable edition of Sir Isaac Newton's famed "Principia". Link:
Bonhams gave it an estimated value of US$60,000 - US$90,000. This market resolves YES if the final sale price listed on the Bonhams website is >$100,000 USD.
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EXCEEDINGLY RARE - ONLY 50 COPIES PRINTED IN THIS GRAND PRESENTATION FORMAT, THIS ONE FOR THE EARL OF PEMBROKE, PRESIDENT OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY (1689-90), the final edition during Newton's lifetime and the basis for all future editions.
The Principia is considered one of the most important works in the history of science. The French mathematical physicist Alexis Clairaut assessed it in 1747: "The famous book of Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy marked the epoch of a great revolution in physics. The method followed by its illustrious author Sir Newton ... spread the light of mathematics on a science which up to then had remained in the darkness of conjectures and hypotheses."Joseph-Louis Lagrange described it as "the greatest production of a human mind". (Wikipedia)
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@traders SOLD. For only US$76,700. The bid reached 60k a while ago, and then it looks like there wasn't any more action (buyer's premium pushed it to 76k). Newton in shambles, R.I.P. Resolves NO.
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