Typewritten letter signed : Copenhagen, to Professor James Franck, 1920 Oct. 18.

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Typewritten letter signed : Copenhagen, to Professor James Franck, 1920 Oct. 18.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270539296

Concerning the latter's research on the impact of electrons on helium.

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Pierpont Morgan Library.

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