Einstein notes on relativity theory sold for €11.7m at Christie’s auction

Vincent Belloy, specialist in the books and manuscript department at Christie's, poses with the Einstein-Besso manuscript at Christie's auction house in Paris, France, November 22 2021. Picture: ANTONY PAONE/REUTERS

They had been kept in the custody of the Swiss physicist Michele Besso, a close friend and academic partner of Einstein’s, who co-authored the work between 1913 and 1914. “Einstein is someone who kept very few notes, so the mere fact that the manuscript survived and made its way to us already makes it absolutely extraordinary,” he added.

“Einstein makes errors in this manuscript, and that I think makes it even greater in a way, because we see the persistence, the thought that was in the process of being built, that is being corrected and redirected,” Belloy said.

Relatively high... I'd say. LOL!!

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