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masses, and would also account for mountain formation, ill-
conceived. He recommends that a geographer be consulted.
GyBAW, II-VIb, Bd. 43, Bl. 57. Kirsten and Treder 1979a,
p. 143, No. 62.
Dec 2 ALS from Rafaele Contu. Has sent a booklet on relativity
and AE’s life. Asks for AE’s parents’ names and for AE’s
contribution to Fabre 1921, which he has not succeeded in
obtaining from Lucien Fabre. [42 308].
TLS from attorneys Meinhardt, Danziger, and Nünninghoff.
Attach three German patents by order of Judge Lindhorst
and a copy of a brief sent to the court and the opposing side
in the matter of Atlas Works vs. Signal Co. [81 802.1].
TLS from Friedrich Schmidt-Ott. The KWIP approves Max
von Laue’s selection as member of the board of directors,
and 10,000 M to Walther Gerlach. [77 343.1].
ALS from Noémi Stricker, repeating appeals made in
Docs. 300 and 307. [45 091].
Dec 3 TLC to Landgericht I, 16. Zivilkammer, Berlin. Cover letter
to expert opinion in the matter of Signal Co. vs. Atlas Works
(Vol. 7, Doc. 66). Requests 4,000 M honorarium. [35 332].
Dec 4 Dft to Alexander Pflüger. Being tired of travels and lectures,
he cannot accept the invitation. [44 657].
Dec 5 TLS from Barth. M. Réfik would like to translate Einstein
1916f into French. Barth proposes 50 francs royalty for the
right of translation for up to 2,000 copies, and 25 francs for
each additional 1,000 copies, shared equally with AE.
[41 1002].
TLS from Max Trautz. Cover letter to his detailed descrip-
tion of his plan to determine the specific heat of gases at
constant volume. Applies for funds from the Notgemein-
schaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Abteilung für Physik
(apparently from the KWIP). Also applies for allowance to
continue his work, since he cannot pay for an apparatus
working in the range of room temperature to 800 C.
[77 647].
before Dec 6 ALS from Rudolf Wolff, a sculptor, asking AE to find finan-
cial assistance for him so he can continue his studies and
artistic work. [45 276].