The Art of Reason: Landmark Works in Science, Mathematics and Philosophy

The Art of Reason: Landmark Works in Science, Mathematics and Philosophy invites viewers to explore the extraordinary moments when groundbreaking ideas first entered the world through the printed page.

Drawn from notable private collections, this private-sale offering brings together first editions, autograph manuscripts, and a small number of historic scientific instruments that transformed our understanding of the world. Included are the books in which Newton set out the laws of motion; Kepler defended heliocentrism; Hooke revealed the microscopic world; and Darwin explained evolution. Also featured are the pages where Adam Smith shaped modern economics, Hume and Locke advanced empiricism, and Gödel and Turing opened the path to modern logic and computing.

Alongside these works stand rare instruments by Thomas Edison and Max Kohl, as well as manuscripts by Einstein, Heisenberg and Feynman. Together, they mark pivotal moments when human knowledge was fundamentally reshaped.