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Lot 1017: Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. Autograph letter.

Est: €2,000 EUR - €2,500 EURPassed
Bado e MartPadova, ItalyDecember 02, 2021

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Sir John Frederick William HERSCHEL. 1792-1871 Minuta della prima stesura del saggio “On the Origin of Force”.1865 "and the first and greatest question which Philosophy has to resolve, in its attempt to make out a Kosmos... is whether we can derive any light from our internal consciousness of thought, reason, power". In 8vo oblungo, mm. 143x220; un foglio scritto solo sul recto in inchiostro nero. Testo in inglese in grafia minuta, con alcune correzioni e cancellature. Bell’esemplare. In questo celebre saggio, pubblicato su The Fortnightly Review, il celebre astronomo espone l'origine della sua teoria, il cui ruolo è centrale, deve basarsi su ipotesi e che deve essere sottoposta a rigorosi controlli ed esperimenti volti a negarne la validità. Questo manoscritto relativo alla parte finale del saggio è sicuramente il primo numero, con importanti differenze rispetto al testo a stampa pubblicato nel 1865 nel primo volume della rivista, alle pagine 435-442. Le frasi finali sono: “Constituted as the human mind is, if nature be not interpretable through these conceptions, it is not interpretable at all j and the only reason we can have for troubling ourselves about it is either the utilitarian one of bettering our condition by " subduing nature " to our use through a more complete understanding of its " laws," so as to throw ourselves into its grooves, and thereby reach our ends more readily and effectually”.

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Tiny handwriting of the first issue of the essay "On the Origin of Force". 1865In 8vo oblong, mm. 143x220; A sheet written only on the recto, black ink. Text in English, tiny handwriting in italics, some corrections and deletions. Excellent condition. In this famous essay, published in The Fortnightly Review, the famous astronomer exposes his conception of the theory, whose role is central, which must be based on hypothesis and that must be subjected to rigorous controls and experiments aimed at denying its validity. This manuscript regards the final part of the essay is certainly the first issue, with important differences from the printed text published in 1865 in the first volume of the magazine, on pages 435-442. The final phrases are: "Constituted as the human mind is, if nature be not interpretable through these conceptions, it is not interpretable at all j and the only reason we can have for troubling ourselves about it is either the utilitarian one of bettering our condition by " subduing nature " to our use through a more complete understanding of its " laws," so as to throw ourselves into its grooves, and thereby reach our ends more readily and effectually".

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FINE BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS and AUTOGRAPHS Part 2

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December 02, 2021, 02:00 PM CET

Via S. Francesco 152, Padova, 35121, IT

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Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue, or given by way of condition report (made either orally or in writing), make reference to damage and or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and the absence of such a reference does not imply that an item is free from defects or restoration, nor does a reference to particular defects imply the absence of any others.