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137.
From
Dmitry
Mirimanoff[1]
Cannes,
12 February
1909
Sir,
Thank
you
for
your very
kind
letter.
Be
assured that
I
would be
very
happy
if
an
opportunity
to
make
your
acquaintance
came
my
way,
and
that
I would
be
very
flattered
to have
you
visit
me
if
you
ever
find
yourself
in
Geneva.
I already
know
you
through
your
interesting
publications.
Actually,
I
attach
very
little
importance
to
my
little
paper
on
the Lorentz
equations,[2]
and
although
I
would
not
agree
with
you
as
regards
all
the
conclusions
you
draw from
this
study,
I
am
pleased
that
it drew
your
attention.
I
intend
to
publish
shortly a
little
note
concerning
your
"Bemerkung,"
in which
I
will
sum
up very briefly
the considerations
that
I had
the benefit of
presenting
to
you
in
my
first
letter.
[3]
I would also be
very
grateful to
you
if
you
could
kindly
send
me a
reprint
of
your
note when it has
appeared,
so
that
I
can
cite it
in
an
accurate
manner.
Thanking
you
once again,
I
ask
you,
Sir,
to
please
accept my
highest regards.
D.
Mirimanoff
138.
From
Aurel
Stodola
Zurich, 12
February
1909
Esteemed Dr.
Einstein:
What
with
the
many
questions
that
my
(often impetuous)
curiosity
prompted
me
to
ask,
I
forgot
to tell
you
about
the
positive
impression
that
I
took
with
me, namely
that
your
lecture
was exquisitely
clear
and to the
point,[1] so
I
hasten
to
make
up
for
it
herewith.
The
comparison
with
sound
is
without
merit,
and
I
believe
that the
philosophi-
cal
significance
of
your
conception is
gradually dawning
upon
me.
Sincerely
yours,
A.
Stodola
