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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.
Autograph Letter Signed ("A. Einstein"), in German, 1 p, 4to, [Berlin], July 18, [1914],

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
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EINSTEIN, ALBERT. 1879-1955.

Autograph Letter Signed ("A. Einstein"), in German, 1 p, 4to, [Berlin], July 18, [1914], to an unnamed colleague, black ink on a folded sheet, some minor wrinkling.

Einstein's cover letter probably to the editor of the Astronomischen Nachrichten (Astronomical News) Hermann Kobold. Einstein is commenting on an article by Paul Harzer and is asking to print his short reply in their publication. Einstein is recommending that Harzer should get advice from a theoretical physicist. "It is rather tedious to keep debating over matters which long since been settled." Paul Harzer (1857–1932) was a mathematician and astronomer best known for his papers arguing with Albert Einstein regarding the Sagnac effect and its relationship to Special Relativity.

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