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ARRHENIUS, SVANTE. 1859-1927. Autograph Letter Signed ("Svante Arrhenius"), in German, 4 pp recto and verso, 8vo (conjoining leaves), [Stockholm], March 3, 1919, discussing food shortages in Germany and his recent work,
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ARRHENIUS, SVANTE. 1859-1927.
Autograph Letter Signed ("Svante Arrhenius"), in German, 4 pp recto and verso, 8vo (conjoining leaves), [Stockholm], March 3, 1919, discussing food shortages in Germany and his recent work, leaves creased, lightly spotted and toned, red crayon mark at left margin of p 3 not affecting text. WITH: Typed Letter Signed of Dr. J. Morganroth, 1 p, 4to, Berlin, April 7, 1919, to Mrs. Paulson, forwarding the Arrhenius letter for her collection.
A FOUNDER OF THE SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, & DISCOVERER OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT. Arrhenius began his career as a physicist before turning his interest to chemistry, founding (with others) the discipline of physical chemistry. He was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and two years later was made director of the Nobel Institute. He is best remembered, however, for his 1896 study explaining the Greenhouse Effect.
In this letter, written to an unknown correspondent, Arrhenius discusses recent post-war conditions in Germany. In part (translated): "We are extremely sorry for the Germans, who are still suffering from a severe shortage of food. My brother-in-law, Professor Johansson, was in Berlin about 1 ½ months ago and wrote a report about it, which was given to the local American Consul for forwarding to President Wilson. A professor A.E. Taylor from Philadelphia, presently staying in the Hotel Adlon, reported the conditions in Germany, stating that sufficient amounts of food products should be provided from the United States. ... One says, however, that the German sailors prevent the transport by strikes. In fact, it is very sad to see how anarchistic elements prevent the forwarding to Germany at this point ... In case the anarchy in Germany gets the upper hand, it will be very difficult to guard against such nonsense in the rest of the world and also where we are." The work Arrhenius refers to here is most likely The Food Problem (NY: 1917) by Alonzo Englebert Taylor (1871-1949), a discussion of wartime disruption of the world food supply.
Arrhenius goes on: "I am now working a bit on the influence of neutral substances on catalytic processes. I would like to use the resulting information for serological purposes, I have now noticed in the literature, that quite a number of observations have been made concerning the action of salts and other such compounds on the Wassermann reaction. I would be very thankful to you, if you could let me know, where to find a summarized presentation of the available information. If I have that, I could pursue the matter further with the data in the literature." Arrhenius closes by sending news of other colleagues and congratulating his correspondent on his recent publications.
A FOUNDER OF THE SCIENCE OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY, & DISCOVERER OF THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT. Arrhenius began his career as a physicist before turning his interest to chemistry, founding (with others) the discipline of physical chemistry. He was awarded the 1903 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and two years later was made director of the Nobel Institute. He is best remembered, however, for his 1896 study explaining the Greenhouse Effect.
In this letter, written to an unknown correspondent, Arrhenius discusses recent post-war conditions in Germany. In part (translated): "We are extremely sorry for the Germans, who are still suffering from a severe shortage of food. My brother-in-law, Professor Johansson, was in Berlin about 1 ½ months ago and wrote a report about it, which was given to the local American Consul for forwarding to President Wilson. A professor A.E. Taylor from Philadelphia, presently staying in the Hotel Adlon, reported the conditions in Germany, stating that sufficient amounts of food products should be provided from the United States. ... One says, however, that the German sailors prevent the transport by strikes. In fact, it is very sad to see how anarchistic elements prevent the forwarding to Germany at this point ... In case the anarchy in Germany gets the upper hand, it will be very difficult to guard against such nonsense in the rest of the world and also where we are." The work Arrhenius refers to here is most likely The Food Problem (NY: 1917) by Alonzo Englebert Taylor (1871-1949), a discussion of wartime disruption of the world food supply.
Arrhenius goes on: "I am now working a bit on the influence of neutral substances on catalytic processes. I would like to use the resulting information for serological purposes, I have now noticed in the literature, that quite a number of observations have been made concerning the action of salts and other such compounds on the Wassermann reaction. I would be very thankful to you, if you could let me know, where to find a summarized presentation of the available information. If I have that, I could pursue the matter further with the data in the literature." Arrhenius closes by sending news of other colleagues and congratulating his correspondent on his recent publications.