14th Century Astrolabe

Medieval calculator up for grabs Nature News by Philip Ball April 2, 2008 “The British Museum needs 350,000 pounds to secure this astrolabe. The fate of a fourteenth-century pocket calculator is hanging in the balance between museum ownership and private sale....

Magna Carta Auction

Should artifacts like Magna Carta be auctioned into the private domain? Historical collectibles, such as Custer’s battle flag, are fetching huge prices on the auction market. But at what cost? By Clayton Collins Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor...