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be ready in about half a year. Suggests that she call him in
Bologna to talk about details. [43 489].
IE to Walther Gerlach. Pending approval by the board of
trustees, the KWIP board of directors has granted him
10,000 M for a spectrometer and accessories. [78 046].
ALS from Ernst Wagner. Applies for 2,500 M from the
KWIP to build a metal Coolidge X-ray tube for the study of
X-ray emission as a function of the potential and of the
material of the anticathode. [77 662].
after Oct 22 ALS from Gabriella Conti. Happy to seize the opportunity
to work in AE’s institute with AE. Anticipates spending
Nov 1921 or 1922 in Berlin. [43 487].
Oct 23 AKS from Aristiole Muller and family. Congratulates on
AE’s success. [44 478].
Oct 24 Second lecture in Bologna on general relativity. Il Secolo,
25 Oct 1921; Todesco 1922, pp. 221–231.
Participates in a special meeting on relativity at the Bologna
Academy of Sciences. Il Secolo, 25 Oct.
ALS from Ulrico Hoepli. In addition to his letter of 22 Oct,
informs that the translator of Schmidt 1920 is Rafaele
Contu, who published an editorial on 22 Oct in the Resto del
Carlino, as well as a paper on the theory of relativity, with
biographical notes on AE, in the Scienza per tutti. Solicits
introduction to the Italian edition of Schmidt 1920. [43 932].
Oct 25 TLS from Ayao Kuwaki. The Japanese edition of Einstein
1917a has been published in his and Ikeda’s translation,
with a foreword by Nagaoka. Requests preliminary permis-
sion to translate AE’s papers published in Lorentz et al.
1920. Was informed of AE’s plan to visit Japan. [44 242].
Oct 26 Third lecture on cosmological consequences of general rela-
tivity in Bologna. Corriere della Sera, 27 Oct 1921;
Todesco 1922, pp. 231–236.
TLS from Pincass (Bund angestellter Chemiker und Inge-
nieure E. V.). Solicits a lecture on the foundations and suc-
cesses of the theory of relativity. [43 453].
AL fragment from an unknown worker. Thanks for AE’s
help. He was interviewed by AEG director Loewe, but with-
out success.
Oct 27 Delivers a lecture at the University of Padova. Il Veneto
(Padova), 1–2 Nov.