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| Title | Letter from Victor Franz Hess to Stefan Meyer |
| Original | © Fordham University, New York City, NY USA |
| Editing | ©Victor-Franz-Hess-Gesellschaft Pöllau |
| Content | Hess writes that Dr Fernau had visited him and told him that Meyer is still in Bad Ischl. Dr Jones had visited Hess In September to take a look at his institute and his research station at the Kar. Hess believes Dr Jones has a positive impression of his work and that he will be in favour of his application to the Rockefeller Foundation. He writes that his money is slowly draining. Hess summarized the results of the first 9 months of his research on the Hafelekar and published it in Terrestrial Magnetism and Atmospheric Electricity (journal). He also presented the results at a conference in Switzerland. Lastly, he writes that his stepson Hans is still on visit but will be going home soon. |
| Notes | – Carnegie Institution, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism: Carnegie Institution: Organization to fund scientific research, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Institution_for_Science (retrieved 22.9.2025) – Rockefeller Foundation: = The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, founded 1901, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_University (retrieved 19.10.2025) – Schweizer Naturforschende Gesellschaft: Society oft he Natural Sciences, exists in many Swiss cities (Zurich, Thun, …), part of the Swiss Academy of Natural Sciences, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naturforschende_Gesellschaft_in_Z%C3%BCrich (retrieved 6.11.2025) – Terrestrial magnetism and atmospheric electricity 1932-09: Vol 37 Iss 3, https://archive.org/details/journal-of-geophysical-research_1932-09_37_3/mode/2up |
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