TLS and AN, 1952 May 12 : New York City, to Kenneth Heuer.

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TLS and AN, 1952 May 12 : New York City, to Kenneth Heuer.

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Written to Heuer, of the Hayden Planetarium, Einstein says: "I have read your manuscript for your book 'The End of the World' and found it very good." He goes on to say that he will not be able to write a foreword to the book, because he is inundated with such requests. In a postscript he says: "I feel it as a little painful that you called me 'the most prominent living theoretical physicist, ' which is clearly an exaggeration. I would be grateful if you would be so kind to remove this overstatement." Then, in German, he writes four lines in his own hand about the theory of Saturn-Ring.

1 p. ; 28 x 21 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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