1006 CALENDAR 1917
for
general theory
of
relativity;
1912,
recognition
of
non-
Euclidian nature
of
the metric and the
physical
constraint
imposed on
it
by gravitation;
1915,
field
equations
of
gravi-
tation,
and
explanation
of
the motion
of
the
perihelion
of
Mercury.
Submitted
perhaps
in
response
to aforementioned
advertisement. Provenance:
Stargardt
auction
catalogue
588
(18-19
February 1969),
lot 377.
[70 460].
January
1
2-page
ALS
from
Wilhelm Lenz. Written from
a military
communications unit in northern France. Thanks
for
the
copy
of
the
general relativity paper,
which he had
requested
through
Sommerfeld,
taking
the
opportunity
of
the New
Year
to
express
his
appreciation
for
this
incomparably great
achievement in
physics.
Provenance: IsJHU.
[15
108].
January
7
2-page
TTrL from Arthur Haas to the Nobel committee
nominating
Einstein for Nobel
Prize,
citing
work
in
the the-
ory
of
gravitation. Typed
coversheet attached. Provenance:
SSRAS,
Center for
History
of
Science, 1917,
Fysik, pp.
129-131.
[83
040].
January
12 Commemorates
the
death
of
Fritz Neumeier and Heinrich
Schmidt. Provenance: Deutsche
Physikalische
Gesell-
schaft. Verhandlungen
19 (30
January
1917),
nos.
1-2,
p.
1.
January
16
2-page
TLS from
Gattenburg[?],
who
signs on
behalf
of
Chancellor
von
Bethmann
Hollweg.
Announces Einstein’s
appointment
by
the
Emperor on
December
30,
1916
as a
trustee
of
the PTR. A
copy
of
the rules
of
procedure
is
enclosed
along
with
specifications regarding
travel
costs.
Einstein
is to
assume
the
seat
vacated
by
Karl Schwarz-
schild. Provenance: IsJHU.
[29
298].
January
18
2-page
TTrL
signed by
Adolf
von
Harnack to members
of
the Senate
of
the KWG. Announces Franz Stock’s intention
of
granting
540,000
marks
to
the KWG. The interest from
the
war
bonds in the amount
of
500,000
marks is to be
applied
toward the
planned KWI,
the establishment
of
which had been broken
off
at the
beginning
of
the
war.
Provenance:
GyBSa, Rep.
76
Vc,
Sekt.
2,
Tit.
23,
Litt.
A,
Nr.
116,
p.
33.
[81
918].
January
21
4-page
TTrL from Pierre Weiss to the Nobel committee
nominating
Einstein for Nobel
Prize,
citing
work
in
theoret-
ical and
experimental physics.
Provenance:
SSRAS,
Center
for
History
of
Science, 1917,
Fysik, pp.
132-135.
[83 041,
83
042].
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