Lucerne, 22 April 1916

Name: A postcard from Lucerne
Brand: Lucerne, 22 April 1916
Price: 4800.00 USD
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Closed: 6 Dec 2017

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A postcard from Lucerne

Lucerne, 22 April 1916

Price Realised USD 6,000

Closed: 6 Dec 2017

Price Realised USD 6,000

Closed: 6 Dec 2017

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Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Autograph correspondence card signed (‘Albert’) to Michele Besso, [postmarked Lucerne, 22 April 1916].

In German, one page, 140 x 90mm.

Please note this lot is the property of a private consignor.

Published in Pierre Speziali (ed.) Albert Einstein. Michele Besso. Correspondance 1903-1955. Paris: Hermann, 1972. No. 15

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Einstein is to arrive in Zurich on the 10.28 train, and will go straight to the consulate (to sort out his visa arrangements, which had cost him a two-day delay at the border during his previous trip). He has enjoyed his stay in Lucerne, and sends a good report of Paul Winteler (married to his sister, Maja). 'I calculated during the journey that the deflection must grow by about 6cm at each swing, using the experimental arrangement at the Phys[ical] Institute'. He ends with a recommendation of a book: 'Don't forget to sniff out the book by Mann; it's worth it'.