618 CHRONOLOGY, NOVEMBER 1903-JUNE 1905 November 7 Participates in a discussion on Rudolf Huber's demon- stration of a Japanese magical mirror to the NGB. December 5 Delivers a lecture to the NGB on "The Theory of Elec- tromagnetic Waves." 1904, March 29 "On the General Molecular Theory of Heat" (Vol. 2, Doc. 5). May 14 Son Hans Albert is born in Bern (f 1973, Berkeley, California). September 16 Receives a permanent appointment at the Swiss Patent Office, with salary increase to 3900 francs. 1905, first half of March Publishes reviews of Giuseppe Belluzzo, "Principles of Graphic Thermodynamics" (Vol. 2, Doc. 6) Albert Fliegner, "On Clausius's Law of Entropy" (Vol. 2, Doc. 7) William McFadden Orr, "On Clausius' Theo- rem for Irreversible Cycles, and on the Increase of Entropy" (Vol. 2, Doc. 8) George Hartley Bryan, "The Law of Degradation of Energy as the Fundamental Prin- ciple of Thermodynamics" (Vol. 2, Doc. 9) Nikolai Nikolaevich Schiller, "Some Concerns Regarding the Theory of Entropy Increase Due to the Diffusion of Gases Where the Initial Pressures of the Latter Are Equal" (Vol. 2, Doc. 10) Jakob Johann Weyrauch, "On the Specific Heats of Superheated Water Vapor" (Vol. 2, Doc. 11) Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff, "The Influence of the Change in Specific Heat on the Work of Conver- sion" (Vol. 2, Doc. 12) and Arturo Giammarco, "A Case of Corresponding States in Thermodynamics" (Vol. 2, Doc. 13). March 18 "On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Produc- tion and Transformation of Light" (Vol. 2, Doc. 14). April 30 Completes doctoral dissertation at the University of Zurich: "A New Determination of Molecular Dimen- sions" (Vol. 2, Doc. 15). May 11 "On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Sta- tionary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic The- ory of Heat" (Vol. 2, Doc. 16). May 13 Registers residence at Besenscheuerweg 28, Bern. second half of June Publishes reviews of Karl F. Slotte, "On the Heat of Fusion" (Vol. 2, Doc. 17) Karl F. Slotte, "Conclusions
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