Copernicus first edition sold at Christie’s
Published June 18th, 2008
A first edition of the 1543 book, “De revolutionibus orbium coelestium” , in which Nicolaus Copernicus presented his theory that the sun was at the center of the solar system has fetched more than $2.2 million at a New York auction, nearly doubling the estimated price.
Christie’s called the volume offered for sale “arguably the finest copy in private hands.”
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