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Brownian motion
Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen
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Pages
| Scan page | Journal page | Sections on it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 549 | Opening, §1 |
| 2 | 550 | §1 |
| 3 | 551 | §1, §2 |
| 4 | 552 | §2 |
| 5 | 553 | §2 |
| 6 | 554 | §3 |
| 7 | 555 | §3 |
| 8 | 556 | §3, §4 |
| 9 | 557 | §4 |
| 10 | 558 | §4 |
| 11 | 559 | §4, §5 |
| 12 | 560 | §5 |
What the transcription is compared against
The scan is the primary source. Each record below is a comparison witness: another edition, transcription or translation that a reading is checked against, and never the source itself.
- Collected Papers, a comparison witness. The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Vol. 2: The Swiss Years: Writings, 1900-1909, ed. John Stachel et al., Princeton University Press, 1989, Doc. 16, pp. 224-236. Consulted on 17 September 2026.
- Augsburg facsimile, a comparison witness. Augsburg University Facsimile (bibliothek.uni-augsburg.de). Consulted on 17 September 2026.
- Wikisource transcription, a comparison witness. de.wikisource transcription for Brownian motion. Not found when looked for on 17 September 2026.
- Published translation, a comparison witness. A. D. Cowper, trans., in Investigations on the Theory of the Brownian Movement, ed. R. Fürth, Methuen & Co., London, 1926 (reprinted Dover Publications, New York, 1956, pp. 1-18). Consulted on 17 September 2026.
- Published translation, a comparison witness. Anna Beck, trans., in The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein, Vol. 2 (English translation supplement), Doc. 16, Princeton University Press, 1989, pp. 123-134. Consulted on 17 September 2026.
How far the transcription has got
Transcribed in draft: read by machine and corrected by hand against the page images, not yet reviewed by a second reader.
One printing error has been recorded against these pages, on page 557. The source keeps what was printed; a correction is only ever offered beside it. The correction log lists each one.