C A L E N D A R O F A B S T R A C T S 1 9 2 3 8 4 7 nations, to be called “European Republic” or “United States of Europe.” The letter will be read at the demonstration, whose topic is “For or against the League of Nations.” The same request has been made of Fridtjof Nansen. TLS. [28 019]. 117. From Felix Grüneisen Berlin, 6 July 1923 Requests that AE send a list of German intellectuals who are in financial need to help the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz distribute funds provided by the American Assistance for Families of German and Austrian Scientists and Teachers. TLS. [44 806]. 118. To the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz [Berlin, after 6 July 1923] Shorthand draft of Abs. 141 on 2d page of Abs. 117. [44 807]. 119. From Einstein et al. to Ferdinand Springer Berlin and Göttingen, 7 July 1923 The editors of the Mathematische Annalen and Mathematische Zeitschrift, among them AE and David Hilbert, express their appreciation of Springer’s work, which has contrib- uted to the survival of mathematics in Germany. PLS. [75 055]. 120. From Vieweg Publishing House Braunschweig, 7 July 1923 2,000 copies of 2d edition of Einstein 1922c have been printed. The royalties amount to 9,000,000 M. TLS. [42 155]. 121. From Elmer E. Brown London, 10 July 1923 Intends to publish a paper in the Wireless Review on the distributed capacities of coils, in which he disagrees with Oliver Lodge. Copies Lodge’s reply and the editor’s proposal to publish both papers. Having received no definite answer, turns to AE as a “special physics consultant.” Mentions having been confined to an asylum for years. TLS. [43 359]. 122. From Hans Reichenbach Stuttgart, 10 July 1923 Thanks AE for Abs. 89. Is sorry that the Academy did not agree to print his manuscript. Asks whether this was due to financial or other reasons. Springer cannot accept his sug- gestion that the Notgemeinschaft cover part of the printing cost. Verlag Witwer, on the other hand, has agreed to publish the work with support from the Notgemeinschaft. En- closed sends the request to the Notgemeinschaft and asks to forward it to Fritz Haber and to put in a good word for him personally. Asks to mail back the manuscript. ALS. [20 082]. 123. From Felix Stumpf Neubabelsberg, 11 July 1923 In response to Abs. 102, is glad AE did not link his resignation from the Kuratorium to such a trivial matter as his affair, but cannot accept AE’s point of view. Insists that, since AE’s letter prompted Siemens & Halske to agree that the telescope belongs to Stumpf, his property is being withheld from him. Denies Hans Ludendorff’s allegations in Abs. 98. [Arnold] Kohlschütter can attest that Ludendorff had approved the leave. Is upset that the issue will harm his reputation. TLS. [11 274]. 124. From Arthur S. Eddington [Cambridge,] 14 July 1923 Asks for copies of Einstein 1923e (Vol. 13, Doc. 425), Einstein 1923h, 1923n (Docs. 13, 52). Is glad that AE has agreed to write an appendix on the subject for the German edi- tion of his book Einstein 1925a (Doc. 282). ALS. [9 283]. 125. From Hans Froesch [?,] 15 July 1923 Has received a letter from Matthias Winteler, who was first taken to the Burghölzli sanatorium and is now in the local Herisau asylum for treatment. Winteler claims that he
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