WHARTON
(William James Lloyd, 1843-1905, Admiral, Hydrographer of the Navy)
Autograph Letter signed to Guillenard,
saying that he knows “of no publication which summarises what Germans are doing in New Guinea. We pick out of Petermann and the Annalen der Hydrographie all that concerns us, but we haven’t heard much lately. I have told them to send you a chart...” 2 sides 8vo., Hydrographic Department, Admiralty headed paper, 30th March
Item Date:
1891
Stock No:
42929
£175
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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, 1907-1997, 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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