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Einstein Albert
Einstein's 1912 Manuscript on the spcial Theory of Relativity
New York: George Braziller Publishers in Association with the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation 2003. Revised Edition. 174p. with full facsimile of the 1912 manuscript and English translation original stiff printed wrappers quarto format. George Braziller, Publishers in Association with the Edmond J. Safra Philanthropic Foundation unknown books
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Einstein Albert
First Edition of Einstein's Groundbreaking Relativity: The Special and General Theory
EINSTEIN Albert. Relativity: The Special and General Theory. New York: Henry Holt & Company 1921. First Edition third printing. 1921 on title page making it the second printing of this edition and the third overall. Publisher's original blue cloth no dust jacket. Octavo 168 pages. Relativity: The Special and the General Theory began as a short paper and was eventually published as a book written with the aim of giving "an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who from a general scientific and philosophical point of view are interested in the theory but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics."- from the Preface. It is divided into 3 parts the first dealing with special relativity the second dealing with general relativity and the third dealing with considerations on the universe as a whole. It is unique both for giving special insight into one of the greatest minds of the 20th century and for providing a remarkably concise explanation of relativity. In very good to near fine condition with only very slight mottling to cloth cover and very minor foxing to outer bottom page edges. Absolutely clean and tight inside. unknown books
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EINSTEIN Albert
Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativit‰tstheorie
EinsteinÃs Theory of Relativity in Original Wrappers EINSTEIN Albert. Die Grundlage der allgemeinen Relativit‰tstheorie. Sonderdruck aus den Annalen der Physik Band 49 1916. Leipzig: Verlag von Johann Ambrosius Barth 1916. First separate printing with significant additions and revisions to the edition printed in the Annalen der Physik. With printerÃs imprint ìDruck von Metzger & Witting in Leipzigî on the verso of the title and the shorter imprint ìMetzger & Witting Leipzigî on the back wrapper. Octavo 9 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches; 240 x 160 mm. 64 pp. Original tan printed wrappers. Some light browning around the edges of the wrappers. Overall an excellent copy with none of the spine erosion or soiling usually found with this fragile item. ìThe authorized version of EinsteinÃs general theory of relativity. The theoryÃs impact upon twentieth-century science and thought can hardly be overstatedî Norman Library 695 describing the first printing. ìThis separate edition is printed on good strong paper the wrappers are of strong material too.and it is described now as ëthe original editionà of this classic paperî Weil. Grolier/Horblit 26c describing the first printing. Norman Library 696. Printing and the Mind of Man 408. Weil 80a. HBS 67998. $7500 Verlag von Johann Ambrosius Barth unknown books
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EINSTEIN Albert
IDEAS AND OPINIONS
NY: Bonanza. 8vo pp. 377. Based on Mein Weltbild edited by Carl Seellig and other sources. Donor's presentation on flyleaf. A nice copy in lightly scuffed dj. Bonanza unknown books
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Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig Does The inertia of a body depend upon its energy-content
Leipzig: Johann Ambrosius Barth 1905. First edition. Contemporary morocco over marbled boards. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING of Albert Einstein's groundbreaking 1905 paper the introduction and derivation of the most famous equation in modern physics: E=mc2. "A few months after first publishing the theory of relativity Einstein discovered something that particularly intrigued him; the relation between inertial mass and energy. He wrote to Conrad Habicht during the summer of 1905: 'One more consequence of the paper on electrodynamics has also occurred to me. The principle of relativity in conjunction with Maxwell's equations requires that mass be a direct measure of the energy contained in a body; light carries mass with it. A noticeable decrease of mass should occur in the case of radium. The argument is amusing and seductive but for all I know the Lord might be laughing over it and leading me around by the nose'" Stachel Einstein's Miraculous Year. Einstein continued to work late into the summer on this "amusing and seductive" problem before proving the mass-energy relationship that would become known throughout the world as the simple and elegant E=mc2. Received by Annalen der Physik on September 27 Einstein's derivation and proof of his most famous equation was a dramatic contribution to his annus mirabilis of 1905. Weil 10. Note: In this paper and others until 1912 Einstein used the symbol "L" for energy in his equations and wrote the formula in the form: Mass= L/c2. In: Annalen der Physik Vierte Folge Volume 18 part 13 pages 639-41. Leipzig: Barth 1905. Octavo contemporary half-morocco over marbled boards. The whole volume 18 offered complete with volume halt-title title and contents. Some scuffing to spine of binding; text exceptionally fine. A rare copy in a contemporary binding with no institutional stamps. Johann Ambrosius Barth unknown books
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Einstein Albert
La geometrie et l'experience
Paris: Gauthier-Villars 1921. 19pp. 228 x 147 mm. Original printed wrappers foxed lower corner chipped. Some toning but very good. French translation by M. Solovine of Einstein's "Geometrie und Erfahrung". Weil 115b. Gauthier-Villars unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Neue Moglichkeit fur eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizitat. Offprint
1928. Weil 162. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Notiz zu der Arbeit von A. Friedmann "Über die Krümmung des Raumes." Offprint
1923. Offprint from Zeitschrift für Physik 16 1923. Single sheet unpaginated. 230 x 155 mm. One corner creased but very good. First edition offprint issue. Einstein's second response to Friedmann's groudbreaking paper on equations governing the expansion of space which made a valuable contribution to Einstein's theory of relativity and admitted the possibility of an expanding universe. Einstein at first believed that Friedmann's reasoning was incorrect then corrected his own objection in the present brief "Notiz" and called Friedmann's results "clarifying." Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 288. Weil Albert Einstein Bibliography 130. unknown books
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Einstein Albert
O Fizicheskoi prirodie prostrastva physical nature of space
Berlin: Slowa 1922. 51 5pp. Original printed wrappers faded front hinge weak tears at spine. First edition in Russian of Weil 111; see Weil 111e. Slowa unknown books
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EINSTEIN ALBERT
Original Candid Black & White Photograph of Albert Einstein and Film Mogul Carl Laemmle Senior Founder of Universal Pictures Inscribed by Albert Einstein
Hollywood 1931. An unusually large image 11†x 14†taken on January 8 1931 when Einstein and his wife visited Hollywood. The image shows Albert Einstein and Film Mogul Carl Laemmle Senior Founder of Universal Pictures. The photograph is a striking informal image of these two noted Jewish leaders and fellow German emigres chatting on a studio sound stage at Universal City with Mrs. Einstein visible in the background. The photograph is inscribed and signed by Albert Einstein to the head of Universal’s publicity department John LeRoy Johnston who had sent this photograph of Einstein with his boss Laemmle to Einstein to sign. Einstein has written in white ink: “Fur Kohn Johnston - Albert Einsteinâ€. Tipped to the verso is a typed note written in German from Johnston on his printed Universal Pictures stationery to Professor Einstein asking him to inscribe the photograph. Many photograph portraits of Einstein are rather stuffy affairs and a number look like police lineups when he appeared in public and met famous people and dignitaries. This is a striking image of the two men conversing. A historic and excellent photograph and the finest piece from his visit to Hollywood to ever appear on the market. unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Out Of My Later Years
New York: Philosophical Library 1950. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine/good. First edition of Albert Einstein's Out Of My Later Years. Octavo viii 282. Blue cloth title printed on spine author's signature in gilt on cover. First printing with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page. In publisher's dust jacket worn along top edge tears at spine some toning to spine retail price of $4.75 on front flap. Clean text throughout. Philosophical Library unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Page from the Guest Book Register of the Hebrew College in Havana Cuba signed by Albert Einstein in 1930.
Havana Cuba: not published 1930. Book. Very good- condition. Unbound. Signed by Authors. First Edition. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. A page from the guest book register of the Hebrew College in Havana Cuba signed by Albert Einstein. On his journey to America the scientist stopped in Havana for a little over a day. In addition to touring the island and meeting dignitaries Einstein first traveled to the Jewish community and specifically the "Colegio Hebrew del Centro Israelita de Cuba" during his 30 hour visit to Cuba which started on December 19 1930. The double-sided guest book page has 16 entries dating from September 12 1929 to March 9 1931. Some of the visitors who signed the guest book were from the island but several were from the USA. Most of the American visitors were fellow Zionists and/or helped to raise funds for various Jewish causes. The Director of the Hebrew College at that time as identified on the sheet is Dr. Juan del Valle. The page was folded and has numerous paper clip creases and rust stains a few small perforations from staples and has moderate soiling and wear. Included is also a small loose contemporary newsprint photograph of Einstein from a Spanish language newspaper. The entries in chronological order as best as could be transcribed are: 09/12/29 O. Lopez as Inspector Auxilier; 11/14/29 Oscar Lopez giving address as 177 Enrique Villuendas; lengthy handwritten comment in Spanish by O. Lopez; 12/12/29 Dr. Abraham Coralnik 1883-1937 of New York - lengthy handwritten comment in English by Coralnik who was Editor of "The Day" a Yiddish NY newspaper; No date n.d. Emanuel Celler 1888-1981 Brooklyn politician; n.d Morris Fishman - 2252 Gladstone Detroit MI - Vice President of the Detroit Life Insurance Company and fundraiser/spokesperson for United Jewish Campaign including funds for United Hebrew Schools; n.d. Nathan Borin - 3008 Cortland Av Detroit MI - businessman and president of coal dealer partnership Borin Brothers Company; n.d. Mrs. Yenchyl - 1209 Tuilnyame; n.d. Rabbi Louis J. Victor Eppstein - Havana; n.d. Rabbi I. Edward Kiev - NYC 1905-1975 - Head Librarian Hebrew Union College 02/07/30 Oscar Lopez; 06/12/30 Simon Eisenberg - S.A. de los Banes; 06/12/30 Herman Chervony - Havana - member of the Board of "Centro Israelita de Cuba" which was formed in 1925; 12/19/30 A. Einstein - Berlin; 12/12/31 Oscar Gutierrez - Biela 91; 03/09/31 Franco Goires - Monte 163 Alto - Inspector Auxilier. Protected in a Lucite frame. The paper measures 11.75 inches height by 9 inches width. not published Paperback books
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EINSTEIN Albert
Physik und Realitat
Paris 1938. paperback. Pp. 5-19 IN: Zeitschrift fur Freie Deutsche Forschung. Jahrgang 1 Nummer 1. Herausgegeben von der Freien Deutschen Hochschule in Paris. 168p. printed wrappers. Paris Juli 1938.<br/><br/> First number of this scarce short-lived exile publication featuring German & Austrian writers and scholars. Fine.<br/><br/> unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Postcard with fine reproduction of Halsman photograph of Einstein taken in 1947
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Einstein Albert
Relativity The Special and General Theory
New York: Henry Holt and Company 1920. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. Publisher's navy blue cloth. The 1921 on title-page making this the 3rd printing. First was 1920. Portrait of Einstein by Hermann Struck from 1920 as frontispiece with facsimile Einstein signature beneath image. Top of spine worn with light chipping to spine ends corners bumped. Internally a very solid copy. Old Brentanos bookplate. <br/><br/> Henry Holt and Company hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
Relativity the Special and General Theory
New York: Peter Smith 1931. Reprint of 1920 Henry Holt edition. Hardcover. Tight binding but with rubbing to covers. Several pencil notations within text from former owner Robert Palter noted Newtonian and professor of science. Ex-lib. stamp inside front cover. Midnight cloth/boards with gilt lettering. 168 pp. with no illus. Translated by Robert Lawson. With a charming preface by Einstein a bit of biographical information and numerous mathematical equations throughout the text. Peter Smith hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
Relativity: The Special & The General Theory; A Popular Exposition. Translation by Robert W. Lawson
London: Methuen & Co. LTD 1920. First Edition. Cloth. Near fine. First English edition of Albert Einstein's Special & General Theory of Relativity in publisher's scarce dust jacket. Octavo xiii 3 138pp. 8pp ads. Red cloth title in gilt on spine stamped on cover. "First Published in 1920" statement on copyright page. A few leaves are unopened along the top edge. Light even toning throughout. Front hinge starting to separate but text block stable. Previous ownership inscription on front endpaper. Housed in custom brown leather clamshell lined in tan cloth title in gilt on spine. In publisher's original dust jacket expert restoration to spine and hinges remnants of tape repair to spine exceptionally scarce. First published in German in 1916 this copy is the first English translation of Relativity with the aim of giving "an exact insight into the theory of relativity to those readers who from a general scientific and philosophical point of view are interested in the theory but who are not conversant with the mathematical apparatus of theoretical physics." - Albert Einstein. The first American edition was published later the same year. Methuen & Co. LTD unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Riemann-Geometrie mit Aufrechterhaltung des Begriffes des Fernparallelismus. Offprint
1928. Weil 161. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Schallausbreitung in teilweise dissoziierten Gasen. Offprint
1920. Weil 110. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Semi-Vektoren und Spinoren. w/ W. Mayer. Weil 186. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss
Berlin: Akad. Wiss 1932. Akad. Wiss unknown books
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EINSTEIN Albert
SIDELIGHTS ON RELATIVITY
NY: Dover 1983. 8vo pp. 56. Paper wraps. Cover very slightly soiled o/w a nice tight copy. Two addresses: Ether and the theory of relativity 1920 and Geometry and experience 1921. Dover unknown books
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EINSTEIN ALBERT
Spielen Gravitationsfelder im Aufbau der materiellen Elementarteilchen eine wesentliche Rolle Do Gravitational Fields Play an Essential Role in the Structure of the Elementary Particles of Matter
Berlin: Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften 1919. First Edition. Fine. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS of one of Einstein's major papers on the modification of general relativity and the beginning of his unified field theory. "As so often the case in relativity the story of quantum gravity begins with Einstein himself. Soon after the final formulation of general relativity he pointed out the need for a quantum modification of the theory. In "Do Gravitational Fields Play an Essential Role in the Structure of the Elementary Particles of Matter" he began to speculate whether gravitation plays a role in the atomistic structure of matter: There are reasons for thinking that the elementary formations which go to make up the atom are held together by gravitational forces. The above reflections show the possibility of a theoretical construction of matter out of the gravitational field and the electromagnetic field alone. "In order to construct such a model of an 'elementary particle' Einstein shows that it is necessary to modify the original gravitational field equations. The major interest of this paper is that his attention now shifted from possible quantum modifications of general relativity to the search for a unified theory of the electromagnetic and gravitational fields on the basis of which he hoped to explain the structure of matter. Quantum effects are to be derived from such a theory rather than postulated ad hoc. Einstein remained committed to this approach for the rest of his life: the search for a 'natural' mathematical extension of the general theory in the hope that such a theory would somehow explain the quantization of matter and energy" Iyer and Bhawal Black Holes Gravitational Radiation and the Universe. IN: Sitzungsberichte der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Vol XX pp. 349-356. Berlin: Akademie der Wissenschafter 1919. Octavo original wrappers; custom box. A tiny bit of edgewear. A FINE COPY. Königlich Akademie der Wissenschaften unknown books
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Strahlungs-Emission und -Absorption nach der Quantentheorie Emission and Absorption of Radiation in Quantum Theory
Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr Vieweg and Son 1916. First edition. Original wrappers. Very Good. FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS OF ONE OF EINSTEIN'S MAJOR WORKS: HIS FIRST PAPER ON THE DERIVATION OF PLANK'S LAW AND PROVIDING THE THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE LASER. "Einstein commended the 'unparalleled boldness' of Planck's derivation of 1900 meaning not only the problem itself but also the fact that it was based on assumptions that were not entirely free of contradictions. Einstein now succeeded in the first of two papers in eliminating that flaw. More interesting than the derivation itself was the general character of his methods. Einstein proceeded from Niels Bohr's basic--and by then well tested--assumption that the electrons within an atom occupy a number of discrete energy states and are able through emission or absorption of radiation to pass from one of those states to another. Added to this was an assumption of thermodynamic equilibrium between radiation field and atom as well as a consideration of the 'classical' limiting case at high temperatures--and there was Planck's formula. This brief argument. also covers emission stimulated by the radiation field; thus the formulas already by implication contain the theory of the laser though it was to take nearly half a century to be realized" Folsing Albert Einstein 389. Weil 85. The "implication" containing the theory of the laser was more fully developed in his companion paper "On the Quantum Theory of Radiation" published a few weeks later. In the first paper Einstein wrestled with the concept that the atomic emission of radiation could be a directed process; in the second paper he convincingly demonstrates that this is indeed the case. IN: Verhandl. D. Deutch. Phys. Ges. Vol 18 pp. 318-323. Braunschweig: Druck und Verlag von Friedr. Vieweg and Son 1916. Octavo original wrappers; housed in custom half leather chemise. One thread literally resewn on wrappers a little creasing and soiling. A beautiful copy. RARE IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS. Druck und Verlag von Friedr Vieweg and Son unknown books
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Einstein Albert
SUR LÕELECTRODYNAMIQUE DES CORPS EN MOUVEMENT.
Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Cie 1925. FIRST FRENCH EDITION. Hardcover. Very good/No dust jacket. Published in the series ÒLes Maitres de la Pensee scientifiqueÓ. Paris: Gauthier-Villars et Cie 1925. Translated into French by M. Solovine. FIRST FRENCH EDITION. Frontis portrait of the author. 56 pp. Text in French. Hardcover. Small 8vo. Light brown stiff wrappers. Top quarter and bottom quarter of spine detached from binding but still present; small vertical tear to rear hinge; head and heel worn; corners and extremities lightly rubbed; wraps lightly soiled and toned at edges; pages untrimmed. Former ownerÕs signature and date to front free endpaper; pages toned especially at edges; publisherÕs promotional material laid in to pages 28/29. This is the first French edition to present translations of EinsteinÕs works ÒElektrodynamik bewegter KorperÓ and ÒIst die Tragheit eines Korpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhangigÓ. Very good/No dust jacket. Insurance required to ship this item. Gauthier-Villars et Cie hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
Systematische Untersuchung uber kompatible Feldgleichungen. . . Offprint
Berlin: Akad. Wiss 1931. Weil 180. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Akad. Wiss unknown books
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EINSTEIN Albert
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Volume I: The Early Years 1879-1902; Volume II: The Swiss Years Writings 1900-1909
Princeton: Princeton University Press 1987. hardcover. near fine/fine. Volumes 1 & 2 of a 13 volume set. 4to blue cloth dust wrappers. Princeton: Princeton University Press 1987 1989. Top edges are just a bit foxed else a near fine copy.<br/><br/> Princeton University Press unknown books
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Einstein Albert
The Meaning of Relativity
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1923. First American Edition. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Bound in publisher's dark blue cloth lettered in gilt; lacking the dust jacket. Very Good. Cloth lightly edge worn patch of rubbing to front cover ding to top edge of front board. Pages toned. Previous owner inkless emboss to front free endpaper and name and date inked to following blank sheet where hinge is also over-exposed at the top edge. Pages toned. Princeton University Press unknown books
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Einstein Albert
The Meaning of Relativity
Princeton: Princeton University Press 1923. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. First American edition first printing. Near Fine with slight fade to spine cloth gilt stamping very sharp on front cover. Previous owner bookplate to front paste down with patch of abrasion at nearby gutter. Pages toned with several hinges just slightly over-opened. In a Very Good dust jacket with a large chip and tear at the top of the spine toning to spine and edges and several small edge tears. A very nice copy in the scarce dust jacket. Princeton University Press hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
The Meaning of Relativity
New York: MJF 1984. Hardcover. fine/fine. Bound in the publisher's original quarter cloth and paper covered boards spine stamped in gilt. <br/><br/> MJF hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
The Meaning of Relativity
Princeton University Press 1923. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First edition with Published 1922 on copyright page and 1923 on title page very good in the very rare dust jacket which had some wear and chips. Short tear at bottom of rear free endpaper. Housed in a custom-made collector's slipcase. Princeton University Press hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
The Meaning of Relativity Fourth edition including the Generalization of Gravitation Theory
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1953. Hardbound. VG exlibrary with minimal marks clean and fresh. Greyish cloth boards sideways title on spine. 165 1 3 pp index. A delightful copy. Princeton University Press hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
The Meaning of Relativity Third edition including the Generalized Theory of Gravitation
Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press 1950. Hardbound. VG exlibrary with minimal marks slighly soiled with signs of use perforation stamp to first page. Greyish cloth boards sideways title on spine. 162 3 pp index. A well-used copy but lacking the errata slip so don't use it to build anything! Princeton University Press unknown books
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Einstein Albert
The Theory of Relativity
London: Methuen and Co 1920. First British Edition. Good. First British edition first printing. Bound in publisher's red cloth. Good. Cloth heavily faded at spine spotted and lightly scratched. Previous owner details to front free endpaper. Endsheets offset from binder's glue pages toned with "Biographical Note" page chipped at top edge and pages toward rear creased at the top corner. Methuen and Co unknown books
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Einstein Albert
The World As I See It
New York: Covici Friede Publishers 1934. First American Edition. Cloth. Fine/near fine. The first American edition of The World As I See It by Albert Einstein. Octavo xvi 2 19- 290pp. Light gray buckram title stamped in silver on spine. First edition with no additional printings mentioned on copyright page. Top edge yellow. A fine copy likely never read insignificant bump to top edge of spine. In publisher's near fine dust jacket $2.50 retail price on front flap faint toning to spine light rubbing to bottom edge of spine an exceptionally bright example. Boni Russ & Laurence 357a An exceptionally bright example. First published in 1934 as Mein Weltbild this copy is the first American edition translated into English by Alan Harris. It is divided into five topic areas: Scientific Judaism Germany 1933 Politics and Pacifism and The World as I see it. An abridged edition was released in 1949 by the Philosophical Library of New York. Covici Friede Publishers unknown books
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Einstein Albert
THEORETICAL BASIS FOR THE LASER: "Zur Quantentheorie der Strahlung On the Quantum Theory of Radiation" Physikalische Zeitschrift Vol. 18 pp. 121-128
Leipzigh Germany: S. Hirzel 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Albert Einstein's 1879-1955 derivation of Planck's law for thermal radiation. Einstein also introduces the possibility of stimulated emission of radiation the principle behind the laser. xi 604 pp. 4to. Black cloth binding with gold embossed titling to spine. Ex-library stamp on title page the only indication of its former life in an institution. Very clean within. S. Hirzel hardcover books
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Einstein Albert
Theoretische Bemerkungen über die Brownsche Bewegung. Offprint
1907. Offprint from "Zeitschrift für Elektrochemie" 1907. Single sheet pp. 41-42. 287 x 206 mm. Chipped several marginal tears some toning. Fair. First edition offprint issue. "In 1907 Einstein published a paper entitled 'Theoretical Observations on the Brownian Motion' in which he considered the instantaneous velocity of a Brownian particle. Einstein showed that by measuring this quantity one could prove that 'the kinetic energy of the motion of the center of gravity of a particle is independent of the size and nature of the particle and independent of the nature of its environment.' This is one of the basic tenets of statistical mechanics known as the equipartition theorem. However Einstein concluded that due to the very rapid randomization of the motion the instantaneous velocity of a Brownian particle would be impossible to measure in practice. "Einstein: The Formative Years. unknown books
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Typed Letter Signed
Typed Letter Signed and Annotated by Einstein Discussing Quantum Theory and the Principle of General Relativity EINSTEIN Albert 1879-1955. Typed letter signed "A. Einstein" to Mr. Daniel M Lipkin. Princeton New Jersey July 5th 1952. 1 page Quarto 11 x 8 1/2 inches; 279 x 217 mm. On stationary for the Institute for Advanced Study School of Mathematics. As well as the signature the letter contains a few ink notations including an equation. Also with the corresponding transmittal envelope. With one horizontal middle crease and two vertical creases as expected with a letter. Overall about fine. This 1952 typed letter signed and annotated by Einstein is to Daniel Lipkin an engineer and a former student of his friend David Bohm at Princeton regarding some equations he had sent to Einstein for comment. Einstein discusses that he has reason to belive that the "present quantum theory inspite sic of it's many successes is far from the truth." "Mr. Daniel M. Lipkin 4925 Rubicam Str. Philadelphia 44 Pa. Dear Mr. Lipkin: It is of course an obstacle for the testing of the theory that it is practically impossible to operate with the solution of the equations g i k. l § 0 -1 with respect to the T. Your point of view to try to operate on the basis of certain lines analogous to the geodetical line seem to me not appropriate for reasons of principles. A relativistic theory of the total field should according to my opinion cannot admit singularities. Particles concentrated in a point can therefore not be used in such theory. For this reason I do not believe that any lines should play a fundamental role. The conviction that only solutions without any singularities can claim physical meaning creates a tremendous difficulty because there are for non-linear differential equationsóas far as I knowóno methods to find them out systematically or even to find general theorems. I too have many reasons to believe that the present quantum theory inspite sic of its many successes is far from the truth. This theory reminds me a little of the system of delusion of an exceedingly intelligent paranoiac concocted of incoherent elements of thought. As you also seem to believe I believe it impossible to get a real insight without satisfying from the start the principle of general relativity. I feel however by no means sure that my own approach is the right one. I do also not believe that the de Broglie-Bohm's approach is very hopeful. It leads f.i. to the consequence that a particle belonging to a standing wave has no speed. This is contrary to the well-founded conviction that a nearly free particle should approximately behave according to classical mechanics. Sincerely yours A. Einstein Albert Einstein" "Daniel Lipkin a Bronx New York native who as a self-described "awestruck 15 year-old high school student" first wrote to Einstein in 1944 and continued his correspondence with the physicist after completing his studies at Princeton 1946-1949 under Einstein's friend David Bohm. Lipkin went on to work as an electrical engineer working for Sperry Univac designing early computers and later at American Electronic Laboratories. Lipkin letter to the editor American Journal of Physics 1981 p. 619; Obit. Philadelphia Inquirer 29 June 2009." From Christie's. HBS 68215. $35000 1952 unknown books
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EINSTEIN ALBERT
Typed Letter Signed
Princeton: np 1950. First edition. Very Good. EINSTEIN RESPONDS TO A STUDENT EXPLAINING A CENTRAL TENET OF RELATIVITY. The schoolboy David Cumberland had answered a test question saying that vertical lines are parallel; his answer however was marked as incorrect by his teacher on the grounds that the lines would converge at the earth's center. After Cumberland insisted he was correct the teacher made a deal with him: if he could find an authority that would support his claim his grade would be changed. Cumberland apparently quite an enterprising young student wrote to Einstein asking if vertical lines are indeed parallel and Einstein in the present letter responded using relativity theory to provide support for the student's test answer: October 28 1950 Mr. David Cumberland 924 S.E. 2nd Str. Fort Lauderdale FL Dear Sir: The concept "vertical" has meaning only with respect to the earth and cannot be used beyond that context. But there is the other concept lines vertical to an euclidian plane. Those lines are parallel. Sincerely yours signed A. Einstein Albert Einstein. One of the central components of relativity is that our understanding of space and time is subject to the relevant frame of reference. In this letter Einstein uses relativity - namely a shift in the frame of reference - to prove that boy's answer can be interpreted to be correct. Upon showing his teacher Einstein's letter the boy's grade was indeed raised. One 8.5x11 inch sheet of Institute for Advanced Study letterhead. Usual folds; some water spots to page not affecting text. A WONDERFUL LETTER SHOWING A VERY HUMAN SIDE OF EINSTEIN AND EXPLAINING A BASIC CONCEPT OF RELATIVITY. np unknown books
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EINSTEIN ALBERT
Typed Letter Signed
Princeton: np 1934. 1st Edition. No Binding. Very Good. AN IMPORTANT SIGNED LETTER in English by Einstein revealing his reservations of associating with communism even in the fight against fascism. Written from Princeton NJ to Professor Albert Sprague Coolidge of Harvard University and dated February 16 1934 the letter reads: My dear Professor Coolidge: I had an opportunity of meeting personally Lord Marley and has sic very favorably impressed by his personality. It became known to me that he sympathizes with the Russian Government i.g. with the Russian communist party and that the committee for which he is active is influenced by communists. The problem as to the attitude which is advisable to be taken towards this committee is rather complicated. On the one hand the world-wide danger of fascism makes it necessary that all enemies of fascism cooperate; on the other hand an action which has communist leanings might endanger that fight since the important task undertaken in defense of culture and civilization may be linked up with interests of a political party. I myself have severed my connections with the committee which with my permission had used my name up to the end of last year. It seems to me advisable to take an attitude as follows: to help their action against fascism but not to identify oneself with the committee. Very truly yours signed A. Einstein P.S. I wish you would be good enough to use this strictly confidentially. In 1934 Lord Baron Marley Dudley Leigh Aman toured the United States to raise funds for his association the World Committee for the Victims of German Fascism. Marley through his committee was "passionately advocating a scheme for which he was to become an international figurehead - resettlement of oppressed German and Polish Jews in the Jewish Autonomous Region" in Siberia. He published a book "The Brown Book of the Hitler Terror and the Burning of the Reichstag sponsored by the World Committee and with an Introduction written by Lord Marley himself which was the first popular exposé of what was happening in Hitler's Germany. It documented the destruction of political parties trade unions and universities book-burning and the building of concentration camps. "At a fundraising dinner held in his honour in New York in February 1934 where Einstein presumably met him just before writing this letter Marley opened the Brown Book and 'speaking quietly declaring that he did not intend to harrow' read aloud to his audience of 600 American Jews some of the collected evidence of Nazi repressions. Here were documentary records of what was happening in Germany - a substantiation of the brutality that hitherto had had no distinct form in the mind of the American Jewish public. What before had been the subject of a growing fear mingled with disbelief was now being presented as hard fact and supported with detailed evidence. The New York Times 8 February 2005 reports the audience being 'startled' by the disclosures and the night ending with $3500 raised for the World Committee" The Jewish Quarterly No. 198. Einstein was correct to be suspicious of Marley's activities for it was later determined that the "World Committee" was indeed a Communist front; Einstein writing here to Coolidge in 1934 was prescient about the motives of the committee. This letter in addition to underscoring Einstein's passionate stance against fascism is particularly important as documentary evidence of Einstein's caution about having any dealings with communism especially considering that the U.S. FBI worried about Einstein's political leanings kept a file on Einstein that grew to 1427 pages. Princeton NJ: February 16 1934. One 8.5 x 11 in. page. Envelope folds minor spotting. An outstanding letter with important and revealing content. np unknown books
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EINSTEIN ALBERT
Typed Letter Signed with Autograph Annotation
Princeton NJ: np 1953. First edition. custom folder. Very Good. TOWARDS THE END OF HIS LIFE EINSTEIN WRITES TO ONE OF HIS FRIENDS FROM THE PATENT OFFICE CONCERNING ONE OF THE CENTRAL STRUGGLES OF HIS SCIENTIFIC LIFE. COMMENTING ON THE WORK OF DIRAC EINSTEIN ADMITS THAT ALTHOUGH HE "CAN'T TAKE A STATISTICAL FOUNDATION OF PHYSICS SERIOUSLY" HE FINDS IT "DIFFICULT TO MOVE BEYOND IT". Background: Einstein's struggle with accepting a strictly statistical quantum theory has been one of the most discussed and debated topics of twentieth-century physics. When introduced to the statistically-based quantum mechanics of Heisenberg Born and Jordan in 1926 Einstein famously wrote to Max Born that "Quantum mechanics is certainly imposing. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory says a lot but does not really bring us any closer to the secret of the 'old one.' I at any rare am convinced that He is not playing at dice." Einstein letter to Born from 4 December 1926. From the onset "Einstein regarded the quantum theory as descriptively incomplete. What he meant was that in typical cases the probabilistic assertions provided by the theory for an individual quantum system do not exhaust all the relevant and true physical assertions about the system. Put briefly according to Einstein the typical statistical story told by quantum theory is not the whole story." Arthur Fine "What is Einstein's Statistical Interpretation or Is It Einstein for Whom Bell's Theorem Tolls". Einstein's discomfort with the new theory haunted him for the next three decades and his challenges to the theory were the cause of some of the most fertile and defining moments of modern science notably the celebrated "Bohr-Einstein debates" begun at the Fifth Solvay Conference 1927 and his monumentally influential "EPR" paper of 1935 "Can Quantum-Mechanical Description of Physical Reality Be Considered Complete" written with Boris Podolsky and Nathan Rosen. As late as 1949 in his "Reply to Criticisms" published in Albert Einstein: Philosopher-Scientist Einstein notes that Born and Wolfgang Pauli in their contributions to the volume "deprecate the fact that I reject the basic idea of contemporary statistical quantum theory insofar as I do not believe that this fundamental concept will provide a useful basis for the whole of physics" and spends the majority of the essay explaining his position and distinguishing between his acceptance of the model for "ensembles of systems" while still rejecting it for an "individual physical system". The letter: Dated September 12 1953 and written to his old colleague at the patent office in Bern Joseph Sauter the letter translated from the original German reads in full: Dear Mr. Sauter If I am able to I will gladly assist Mr. Keberle. I have heard of you often from my old friend Besso and I have also received a manuscript which deals critically with handwritten Dirac's presentation of the statistical approach to quantum theory. I have not been able to judge it myself because it is simply impossible for me to take a statistical foundation of physics seriously. But I have to admit that it is difficult to move beyond it. Yours sincerely signed A. Einstein. Albert Einstein. The recipient Joseph Sauter worked with Einstein at the Bern Patent office during the years he was developing the ideas for his revolutionary papers of 1905. "Among his colleagues at the Patent Office Einstein discovered one with similar scientific interests-Dr. Josef Sauter a French-Swiss who had also studied at the Polytechnic and who had been Professor Weber's chief assistant for a while. Sauter like Einstein tried to fill the gaps in the Polytechnic's syllabus by private study so that Einstein was able to discuss with him Maxwell's thermodynamics and Helmholtz's and Hertz's theoretical concepts. The two also discussed Einstein's publications on thermodynamics with the result that Sauter discovered a mistake in them which Einstein accepted 'without being the least upset.' Fifty years later Einstein recalled 'that I had a lot of discussions with Sauter about. my thermal-statistical papers'. At least as important as his help with the 'rewriting and amending' were Sauter's connections with scientific circles in Bern to which he soon introduced his new colleague." Albrecht Fölsing Albert Einstein. Edouard Keberle mentioned in the first line by Einstein was a Bulgarian physicist who at the time of the letter had just left the Institute of Theoretical Physics in Bern over a publication dispute. Not long after this letter - in early 1954 - Keberle accepted a post at the Midwest Research Institute in Kansas City. It is unclear if Einstein helped him in any way to get this position. Michele Besso - also mentioned in this letter - was Einstein's close lifelong friend. What prompts Einstein to declare that "it is simply impossible for me to take a statistical foundation of physics seriously" is the mention of a manuscript on the work of Paul Dirac. Philosophically Dirac was almost the opposite of Einstein - he had no interest in probing the interpretations of quantum theory wryly noting in his paper "The Inadequacies of Quantum Field Theory" that "The interpretation of quantum mechanics has been dealt with by many authors and I do not want to discuss it here. I want to deal with more fundamental things." It is revealing in this letter that although Einstein re-states his objection to a statistical basis of quantum theory he has doubts about his position admitting - less than two years before his death - that he still has difficulty moving beyond it. Typed Letter Signed. Princeton NJ: September 12 1953. One 8.5x11 inch sheet with Einstein's embossed Mercer Street address at top. Custom silk presentation folder. With original mailing envelope with postmarks. A few small smudges usual folds; fine condition. ONE OF EINSTEIN'S FINAL STATEMENTS ON ONE OF THE CENTRAL TENETS OF HIS SCIENTIFIC PHILOSOPHY. np unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Uber die Interferenzeigenschaften des durch Kanal-strahlen emittierten Lichtes. Offprint
1926. Weil 153. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Vier Vorlesungen uber Relativitatstheorie
Braunschweig: F. Vieweg & Sohn 1922. Weil 124. F. Vieweg & Sohn unknown books
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Zum kosmologischen Problem der allgemeinen Relativittstheorie. Weil 179. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss
Berlin: Akad. Wiss 1931. Akad. Wiss unknown books
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Einstein Albert
ZUR AFFINEN FELDTHEORIE
Np; 1923. First Edition. offprint from Sitzungsberichten der Presussichen Akademie der Wissenschaften Sitzung der physikalishch-mahematischen klasse vom 31 mai XVII. p. 137-140 bound in original orange printied wraps; quarto 254 x 184mm. Einstein's first investigation of Weyl's ideas published in the present work introduced the notion of distant parallelism; however Einstein later rejected Weyl's theory. <br/><br/> paperback books
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Zur affinen Feldtheorie. Weil 132. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss
1923. <p>Einstein Albert 1879-1955. Zur affinen Feldtheorie. Offprint from Sitzungsberichte der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 17 1923. 137-140pp. 256 x 185 mm. Original printed wrappers. Fine.</p> <p>First Edition Offprint Issue. In 1923 Einstein published four short papers of which "Zur affinen Feldtheorie" is the third on Eddington's attempt at a unified field theory marking the beginning of a scientific passion that would dominate the remainder of his career. In 1921 British physicist Arthur Eddington had proposed a unified field theory inspired by the work of Hermann Weyl. "Einstein's own initial reaction was that Eddington had created a beautiful framework without content. Nevertheless he began to examine what would be made of these ideas and finally decided that 'I must absolutely publish since Eddington's idea must be thought through to the end.' That was what he wrote to Weyl. Three days later he wrote to him again about unified field theories: 'Above stands the marble smile of implacable Nature which has endowed us more with longing than with intellectual capacity.' Thus romantically began Einstein's adventures with general connections adventures that were to continue until his final hours" Pais Subtle is the Lord p. 343. This paper is included on Shields's list of Einstein's most significant papers; see Albert Einstein Philosopher-Scientist 1949 p. 758. Shields 175. Weil 132. </p> . unknown books
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Zur allgemeine Relativitatstheorie. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss. Weil 131
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Zur allgemeinen Relativitatstheorie On the General Theory of Relativity
Berlin: Verlag der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1915. First edition. Original wrappers. Fine. FIRST PRINTING IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS IN FINE CONDITION of Einstein's famous November 4 1915 paper introducing his new version of general relativity. By autumn 1915 Einstein experienced a "crisis" in his work on his gravitational equations and the general theory of relativity forcing him to abandon several key elements of his earlier work. In October 1915 "Einstein shifted his focus from the physical strategy which emphasized his feel for the basic principles of physics and returned to a greater reliance on a mathematical strategy which made use of the Riemann and Ricci tensors. 'Einstein's reversal' writes John Norton 'parted the waters and led him from bondage into the promised land of general relativity'. "The result was an exhausting four-week frenzy during which Einstein wrestled with a succession of tensors equations corrections and updates that he rushed to the Prussian Academy in a flurry of four Thursday lectures. It climaxed with the triumphant revision of Newton's universe at the end of November 1915" Isaacson. In this November 4th paper and lecture On the General Theory of Relativity Einstein presented "to the plenary session of the Prussian Academy a new version of general relativity" explaining "that he had 'completely lost confidence' in the equations he proposed in October 1914. His answers were still not entirely right. There was still one flaw a much smaller one which he eliminated three weeks later. But the road lay open. He was lyrical. 'No one who has really grasped it can escape the magic of this new theory'" Pais. Three weeks later - on November 25 1915 - Einstein did indeed eliminate the flaw and "presented to the physics-mathematics section of the Prussian Academy of Sciences a paper in which 'finally the general theory of relativity is closed as a logical structure'. The work is done" Pais. See: Isaacson Einstein pp. 211-221 and Pais Subtle is the Lord pp.250-261. Note: Einstein's November 11 paper was titled "Zur allgemeinen Relativitatstheorie II" but rather than a continuation or advancement of the November 4 paper it was a step backwards introducing a serious mistake that he would correct by November 25. IN: Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Berlin: Verlag der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1915. Vol. 44. 778-786. Quarto original wrappers; custom box. A fine copy. RARE. Verlag der Königlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften unknown books
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Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie. Weil 165. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss
1929. <p>Einstein Albert 1879-1955. Zur einheitlichen Feldtheorie. Offprint from Sitzungsberichten der preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften 1 1929. 8vo. 8pp. Berlin: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaft 1929. 256 x 183 mm. Original printed wrappers slightly soiled and creased. Very good. </p> <p>First Separate Edition. "In 1928 Einstein embarked on a new approach to a unified field theory . . . involving what he called 'distant parallelism'. . . . By early 1929 he had solved the main problems involved in writing down field equations for his unified theory. On the day of official publication of the third of a formidably technical series of nine articles on the theory . . . excited headlines appeared in foreign newspapers throughout the world. . . . In this frenzied unscientific atmosphere Einstein's new theory was hailed in the press as an outstanding scientific advance. Yet Einstein had stated in his article that it was still tentative; and soon he found he had to abandon it Hoffman Einstein pp. 225-26. This paper is included on Shields's list of Einstein's most significant papers; see Albert Einstein Philosopher-Scientist 1949 p. 758. Weil 165. Pais Subtle is the Lord pp. 344-46. </p> . unknown books
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Einstein Albert
Zur Theorie der Lichterzeugung und Lichtabsorption. WITH: Das Prinzip von der Erhaltung der Schwerpunktsbewgung und die Tragheit der Energie
Leipzig: Barth 1906. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. FIRST EDITION of two important Einstein papers including one of the two papers on his Noble Prize winning work on the photoelectric effect. On the Theory of Light Production and Light Absorption: A continuation and development of Einstein's revolutionary first paper in 1905 on the photoelectric effect "On a Heuristic Point of View about the Creation and Conversion of Light". "In a companion paper to "On a Heuristic Point." published in 1906 Einstein exposed appeal to the quantum as fundamentally counter to the ethos of classical physics: 'the theoretical bases on which Planck's radiation theory rests are different from those of Maxwell's theory'. Planck had not initially intended to quantify light-radiation itself but Einstein demonstrated that his own 'light-quantum hypothesis' was implicit in Planck's earlier work. In viewing radiation not as a continuous wave but as composed of small packets of energy later called photons Einstein was again shaking the foundations of classical physics" Honner The Description of Nature 31. Particle Physics: One Hundred Years of Discoveries: "Corpuscular-wave dualism for photons. Explanation of the photoelectric effect using the quantum hypothesis of Planck. Nobel prize to A. Einstein awarded in 1921 'for services to Theoretical Physics and especially of he law of the photoelectric effect.'" Weil 12. The Principle of Conservation of Motion of the Center of Gravity and the Inertia of Energy: Einstein's further development of E=mc2. Einstein boldly uses his relationship to insist that the conservation of mass is a special case of the conservation of energy and broadens the law to include not only mechanical but electromagnetic processes as well. Weil 13. IN: Annalen der Physik Vol. 20 pp. 199-206; 627-633. Leipzig: Barth 1906. Octavo modern full green morocco. Rippling to the first few leaves of volume not affecting Einstein papers. Provenance: with library stamp on series title from the prestigious Gmelin Institute after 1996 part of the Max Planck Institute. Very handsomely bound. Barth hardcover books
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Zur Theorie der Lichtfortpflanzung in dispergierenden Medien. Weil 120. Offprint from S. preuss. Akad. Wiss
1922. unknown books
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