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EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955)

Lot 160
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Lot 160 | EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955)
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EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955)
A group of 13 offprints, including:
'Kosmologische Betrachtungen zur Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie'. Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. VI. Berlin: 1917. [And:] – ‘Zur Quantentheorie des idealen Gases‘. Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. III. Berlin: 1925. [And:] – 'Einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizitaet. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. XXII. Berlin: 1925. [And:] – 'Zur Einheitlichen Feldtheorie.' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichten der Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Phys.-Math. Klasse. I. Berlin: 1928. [And:] – 'Neue Möglichkeit für eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität.' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichten Der Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Phys-Math Klasse. XVIII. Berlin: 1928
An extremely important collection of 13 offprints, from the library of the pioneering theoretical physicist Arnold Sommerfeld (1868-1951). This collection contains crucial papers of Einstein’s works. The first named introduces Einstein's cosmological constant and applies general relativity to the entire universe, laying the foundation for modern cosmology. The second named contributes to the development of quantum statistics and predicts the phenomenon now known as Bose-Einstein condensation. There are also two papers represents Einstein's early attempts at developing a unified field theory, which was a major focus of his later scientific career, in an attempt to combine gravity and electromagnetism into a single framework.

Arnold Sommerfeld was a German theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to atomic and quantum physics. He extended Niels Bohr's atomic model by introducing elliptical orbits for electrons and proposed additional quantum numbers, including the azimuthal and magnetic quantum numbers. Sommerfeld also introduced the fine-structure constant, contributed to X-ray wave theory, and co-discovered the Sommerfeld-Wilson quantization rules. His seminal work ‘Atombau und Spektrallinien’ became a foundational text for the new generation of physicists developing atomic and quantum physics. Sommerfeld was an exceptional educator, mentoring 7 Nobel Prize winners and numerous other prominent physicists. Despite being nominated for the Nobel Prize a record 84 times, he never received the award. Nevertheless, he was honoured with several prestigious accolades, including the Lorentz Medal, the Max-Planck Medal, and the Oersted Medal, and was elected to numerous scientific academies worldwide. In 1918, Sommerfeld succeeded Einstein as chair of the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft, and in 1922 Einstein wrote to his successor: ‘What I especially admire about you is that you have, as it were, pounded out of the soil such a large number of young talents’ (A. Pais, ‘Subtle is the Lord...’: The Science and Life of Albert Einstein, 1982).

13 works, octavo (225 x 147mm). Publisher's printed wrappers, all bar two with the text 'Überreicht vom Verfasser' printed on upper wrappers indicating author's offprints (occasional faint dust-soiling, most with faint vertical ceasefold). Provenance: Arnold Sommerfeld (red chinagraph numbering on all but one of the upper wrappers, ink stamps on 3 upper covers, one upper wrapper with pencil ownership inscription).

The complete listing of offprints is as follows:
1. 'Eine neue formale Deutung der Maxwellschen Feldgleichungen der Elektrodynamik. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. VII. Berlin: 1916. BLR 86; Weil 79. Provenance: Institut Für Theoretische Physik, Munich (ink stamp on upper cover).
2. 'Hamiltonsches Prinzip und allgemeine Relativitaestheorie. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. XLII. Berlin: 1916. BLR 90; Weil 88. Sold with another copy bearing stamp of Institut für theoretische Physik, Munich on upper cover. (2)
3. 'Kosmologische Betrachtungen zur Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie.' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. VI. Berlin: 1917. BLR 96; Weil 92. (Trace of paper adhered to lower wrapper.)
4. 'Zur Allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie.' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. V. Berlin: 1923. BLR 140; Weil 131.
5. 'Zur Quantentheorie des idealen Gases. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. III. Berlin: 1925. Weil 145.
6. 'Einheitliche Feldtheorie Von Gravitation Und Elektrizitaet. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. XXII. Berlin: 1925. BLR 155; Weil 147.
7. 'Über die Interferenzeigenschaften des durch Kanal-strahlen emittierten Lichtes.' [Published with:] E. Rupp. 'Über die Interferenzeigenschaften des Kanalstrahllichtes. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichte Der Königlich Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften. XXV. Berlin: 1926. BLR 160; Weil 153. (Portion of ink postmark stamp on lower cover just into text.)
8. 'Riemann-Geometrie mit Aufrechterhaltung des Begriffes des Fernparallelismus. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichten Der Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Phys-Math Klasse, XVII. Berlin: 1928. BLR 174; Weil 161.
9. 'Zur Einheitlichen Feldtheorie. ' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichten Der Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Phys.-Math. Klasse. I. Berlin: 1928. Weil *165. Sold with another copy omitting text ‘Überreicht vom Verfasser’ on upper wrapper, and bearing the stamp of the Institut für Theoretische Physik, Munich, on upper wrapper (dust-soiled). (2)
10. 'Neue möglichkeit für eine einheitliche Feldtheorie von Gravitation und Elektrizität.' Offprint from: Sitzungsberichten Der Preussischen Akademie Der Wissenschaften Phys-Math Klasse. XVIII. Berlin: 1928. BLR 175; Weil 162. Sold with another copy of the same, omitting text ‘Überreicht vom Verfasser’ on upper wrapper. (2)
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