A manuscript by the famous physicist Albert Einstein, in which he prepared his theory of general relativity, was auctioned for a record sum of 11.6 million euros (with fees), Tuesday, November 23 in Paris, found the 'AFP.
Previous records for an Einstein manuscript were $ 2.8 million (2.4 million euros) in 2018 for a letter on God, and $ 1.56 million (1.39 million euros) in 2017 in Jerusalem for a letter on the secret of happiness.
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The document sold on Tuesday was estimated between 2 and 3 million euros.
Unlike those which had been the subject of the two previous records, it is a scientific working document, which makes it rare.
It is an autograph manuscript of 54 pages written in 1913 and 1914, in Zurich (Switzerland), by the German-born physicist and his collaborator and confidant, Michele Besso.
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Einstein's scientific autograph documents from this period, and more generally from before 1919, are extremely rare,
” Christie's pointed out before the sale, where the auction for the Aguttes company took place.