Age of Wonder

Age of Wonder

Age of Wonder

Overview
Newton, Isaac and A. Motte [translator] | "... perhaps the greatest intellectual stride that it has ever been granted to any man to make." — Einstein

1001 Newton, Isaac and A. Motte [translator] | "... perhaps the greatest intellectual stride that it has ever been granted to any man to make." — Einstein

Smith, Adam | "... led by an invisible hand ..."

1002 Smith, Adam | "... led by an invisible hand ..."

Mesmer, Franz Anton | Synthesizing the controversial ideas of "animal magnetism"

1003 Mesmer, Franz Anton | Synthesizing the controversial ideas of "animal magnetism"

Jenner, Edward | A remarkable letter by the father of immunology discussing vaccine matter

1004 Jenner, Edward | A remarkable letter by the father of immunology discussing vaccine matter

Jenner, Edward | A second extraordinary letter by Jenner to Wollaston

1005 Jenner, Edward | A second extraordinary letter by Jenner to Wollaston

Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe | The invention of the stethoscope

1006 Laennec, René-Théophile-Hyacinthe | The invention of the stethoscope

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | Original drawings by the inventor of photography

1007 Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | Original drawings by the inventor of photography

De Quincey, Thomas | "a conclusive experiment on the profit of leaving of leaving off opium"

1008 De Quincey, Thomas | "a conclusive experiment on the profit of leaving of leaving off opium"

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | The invention of photography—the true first issue

1009 Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandé | The invention of photography—the true first issue

Darwin, Charles, Philip Parker King, and Robert FitzRoy | "The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life"

1010 Darwin, Charles, Philip Parker King, and Robert FitzRoy | "The voyage of the Beagle has been by far the most important event in my life"

Poe, Edgar Allan | The culmination of Poe's efforts

1011 Poe, Edgar Allan | The culmination of Poe's efforts

Jardine, William | A handsome set of The Naturalist's Library

1012 Jardine, William | A handsome set of The Naturalist's Library

Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye | "How should we live?"

1013 Kierkegaard, Søren Aabye | "How should we live?"

Adams, Arthur | A charming collection of plates drawn from a landmark voyage

1014 Adams, Arthur | A charming collection of plates drawn from a landmark voyage

(Darwin, Charles) | The first published portrait of Darwin, likely an artist's proof

1015 (Darwin, Charles) | The first published portrait of Darwin, likely an artist's proof

Melville, Herman | "And God created great whales."

1016 Melville, Herman | "And God created great whales."

Dickens, Charles | "Fog up the river, where it flows among the green aits and meadows..."

1017 Dickens, Charles | "Fog up the river, where it flows among the green aits and meadows..."

(Darwin, Charles) | The earliest obtainable photographic portrait

1018 (Darwin, Charles) | The earliest obtainable photographic portrait

Foote, Eunice Newton | The first true discovery of "greenhouse gasses"

1019 Foote, Eunice Newton | The first true discovery of "greenhouse gasses"

Dickens, Charles | "the ham (though it was good enough of itself) seemed to blow a faint simoom of ham through the whole Marshalsea.”

1020 Dickens, Charles | "the ham (though it was good enough of itself) seemed to blow a faint simoom of ham through the whole Marshalsea.”

Darwin, Charles and Alfred Russel Wallace | Darwin announces the theory of natural selection

1021 Darwin, Charles and Alfred Russel Wallace | Darwin announces the theory of natural selection

Darwin, Charles | The "most important single work in science"

1022 Darwin, Charles | The "most important single work in science"

Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson | The Ascent of Mont Blanc

1023 Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie Bisson | The Ascent of Mont Blanc

Frith, Francis | Frith's monumental photographic record of the Middle East

1024 Frith, Francis | Frith's monumental photographic record of the Middle East

Darwin, Charles | His definitive statement on natural selection, and his legacy

1025 Darwin, Charles | His definitive statement on natural selection, and his legacy

(New York) — Viele, Egbert L | "The most enduring 19th-century map of Manhattan"

1026 (New York) — Viele, Egbert L | "The most enduring 19th-century map of Manhattan"

Cameron, Julia Margaret | J. F. W. Herschel

1027 Cameron, Julia Margaret | J. F. W. Herschel

Collins, Wilkie | The foundation of modern detective fiction

1028 Collins, Wilkie | The foundation of modern detective fiction

Malm, Auguste Wilhelm | An inadvertent photographic work of art on whaling, and the only stuffed blue whale in the world

1029 Malm, Auguste Wilhelm | An inadvertent photographic work of art on whaling, and the only stuffed blue whale in the world

(Darwin, Charles) — Julia Margaret Cameron | The rarest of Cameron’s portraits of Darwin

1030 (Darwin, Charles) — Julia Margaret Cameron | The rarest of Cameron’s portraits of Darwin

Darwin, Charles | A fine series of letters on tailless dogs and rare carnivorous plants

1031 Darwin, Charles | A fine series of letters on tailless dogs and rare carnivorous plants

(Darwin, Charles) — Oscar Gustave Rejlander | One of his favorite portraits, signed by himself and the photographer

1032 (Darwin, Charles) — Oscar Gustave Rejlander | One of his favorite portraits, signed by himself and the photographer

Critcherson, George P., John L. Dunmore with William Bradford | The Front of the Glacier

1033 Critcherson, George P., John L. Dunmore with William Bradford | The Front of the Glacier

Collins, Wilkie | The author's annotated copy of the rare Moonstone dramatization

1034 Collins, Wilkie | The author's annotated copy of the rare Moonstone dramatization

(Darwin, Charles) | An exceptional group of photographic portraits, one of which signed

1035 (Darwin, Charles) | An exceptional group of photographic portraits, one of which signed

Darwin, Charles | A letter regarding a bizarre inherited behavior

1036 Darwin, Charles | A letter regarding a bizarre inherited behavior

(San Francisco) — Jackson, William Henry | A magnificent view of a vanished San Francisco and a major innovation in photography

1037 (San Francisco) — Jackson, William Henry | A magnificent view of a vanished San Francisco and a major innovation in photography

Morris, William | The second, and more elaborate, edition of the first book by the Kelmscott Press

1038 Morris, William | The second, and more elaborate, edition of the first book by the Kelmscott Press

Wells, H. G. | A scarce and desirable leaf from one of Wells' major works

1039 Wells, H. G. | A scarce and desirable leaf from one of Wells' major works

Pia, Secondo | The Shroud of Turin

1040 Pia, Secondo | The Shroud of Turin

Royds, Charles W. Rawson | The race to the end of the earth

1041 Royds, Charles W. Rawson | The race to the end of the earth

Bragaglia, Anton Giulio | Selected Carte Postale

1042 Bragaglia, Anton Giulio | Selected Carte Postale

Carter, Howard | The Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

1043 Carter, Howard | The Discovery of King Tut's Tomb

(Darwin, Charles) | More than 100 items of Darwin ephemera, testifying to the ubiquity of his image

1044 (Darwin, Charles) | More than 100 items of Darwin ephemera, testifying to the ubiquity of his image