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Light quanta
Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt
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Pages
| Scan page | Journal page | Sections on it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 132 | Opening |
| 2 | 133 | Opening, §1 |
| 3 | 134 | §1 |
| 4 | 135 | §1 |
| 5 | 136 | §1, §2 |
| 6 | 137 | §2, §3 |
| 7 | 138 | §3 |
| 8 | 139 | §3, §4 |
| 9 | 140 | §4, §5 |
| 10 | 141 | §5 |
| 11 | 142 | §5, §6 |
| 12 | 143 | §6 |
| 13 | 144 | §6, §7 |
| 14 | 145 | §7, §8 |
| 15 | 146 | §8 |
| 16 | 147 | §8, §9 |
| 17 | 148 | §9 |
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. 14, pp. 149-166. 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 page for Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt. Not found when looked for on 17 September 2026.
- Published translation, a comparison witness. A. B. Arons and M. B. Peppard, 'Einstein's Proposal of the Photon Concept: A Translation of the Annalen der Physik Paper of 1905', American Journal of Physics 33, 367-374 (1965). 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. 14, Princeton University Press, 1989, pp. 86-103. 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.
Six printing errors have been recorded against these pages, on pages 135, 142, 144, 146, 147. The source keeps what was printed; a correction is only ever offered beside it. The correction log lists each one.