ID 887910
Lot 132 | Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins are elected Fellows of the Royal Society
Estimate value
$ 3 000 – 5 000
One page, 283 x 216mm. On Harvard University letterhead, Department of Chemistry (couple of faint foxmarks).
Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins are elected Fellows of the Royal Society: their first major public honor after the publication of the structure of DNA. In full: “It was very nice of you to send me your congratulations. How clever of them to get Maurice in at the same time—I hope he’s pleased about it. / The family are fine. Odile and I have just been to New Orleans and Gatlinsburg. We hope to pass through New York again in May.”
| Artist: | Francis Crick (1916 - 2004) Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (1916 - 2004) |
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| Place of origin: | United Kingdom, USA |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Artist: | Francis Crick (1916 - 2004) Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins (1916 - 2004) |
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| Place of origin: | United Kingdom, USA |
| Auction house category: | Letters, documents and manuscripts |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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