Sources
Molecular dimensions, the dissertation
Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen
The receipts for its two scans, one after the other: which page of the journal each scan page is, what each transcription was compared against, and how far it has got. All the scans
Molecular dimensions, the dissertation
Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen
Where this sits in the record
von A. Einstein, Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen. Annalen der Physik, series 4, volume 19 (whole series 324), issue 2, pages 289 to 306. The issue number is taken from Issue 2 masthead (Crossref).
- Dated at the end of the paper
- Bern, den 30. April 1905.. Taken from Printed date-line at end of main text, p. 305., confirmed against the scan.
- Submitted
- Zürich, 20. Juli 1905.. Taken from Doctoral dissertation submission to University of Zurich (approved 24 July 1905)..
- Issue published
- 1906-01-18. Taken from Annalen der Physik, 4. Folge, Band 19, Heft 2 publication date., confirmed against the scan.
The scan this edition serves
Scanned by Bell & Howell / UMI / Internet Archive and acquired on 18 September 2026. Its rights status is recorded as scan-open-terms, the scanning institution states open terms, which is the reason it is served here rather than linked to. The terms are stated at archive.org.
The file is 18 pages of application/pdf. Its SHA-256 is 41cc49db4c4e232dba7a3f3d2339f866c46652f34ace3f354e712b5e338a1cf3, and that is the digest of the file this site serves, not of a copy of it elsewhere. A scan whose digest differs is a different scan, whatever it is called.
Pages
| Scan page | Journal page | Sections on it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 289 | §1 |
| 2 | 290 | §1 |
| 3 | 291 | §1 |
| 4 | 292 | §1 |
| 5 | 293 | §1 |
| 6 | 294 | §1 |
| 7 | 295 | §1 |
| 8 | 296 | §2 |
| 9 | 297 | §2 |
| 10 | 298 | §2 |
| 11 | 299 | §2 |
| 12 | 300 | §2 |
| 13 | 301 | §3 |
| 14 | 302 | §3, §4 |
| 15 | 303 | §4 |
| 16 | 304 | §4, §5 |
| 17 | 305 | §5 |
| 18 | 306 | §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. 15, pp. 170-182. Consulted on 17 September 2026. Rights:
in-copyright-witness-only, in copyright, consulted as a witness and never reproduced. Critical apparatus and notes on the 1905 dissertation, 1906 publication, and 1911 correction. - Wikisource transcription, a comparison witness. de.wikisource transcription for Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen. Not found when looked for on 17 September 2026. Rights:
public-domain-text, public domain. No dedicated transcription found on de.wikisource (checked 2026-09-17). - 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. 36-62). Consulted on 17 September 2026. Rights:
in-copyright-witness-only, in copyright, consulted as a witness and never reproduced. Historical English translation witness only.
How far the transcription has got
Not yet transcribed.
No printing error has been recorded against these pages.
What has not been established
The German ledger for this scan is recorded as not-started, and no editor is named against it. The receipt records no digest for the ledger file, so there is nothing here to check a ledger against. No person has reviewed the transcription. A ledger produced by machine and corrected by hand is a draft, and it stays a draft until a qualified reader checks it against the plates; the role that would do that is recorded as open in the project’s owners file.
7 readings are on the watch list for this scan, which is where a reading that looked wrong is kept until somebody settles it. 3 sections of the receipt are marked pending. Everything above is what the receipt records. It is a record of what was done, and it is not a claim that the result is correct.
The 1911 correction to the dissertation
Berichtigung zu meiner Arbeit: „Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen”︁
Where this sits in the record
A. Einstein, Berichtigung zu meiner Arbeit: „Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen”︁. Annalen der Physik, series 4, volume 34 (whole series 339), issue 3, pages 591 to 592. The issue number is taken from Issue 3 masthead (Crossref).
- Received by the journal
- (Eingegangen 21. Januar 1911.). Taken from Printed received date-line at end of correction note, p. 592., confirmed against the scan.
- Issue published
- 1911-03-09. Taken from Annalen der Physik, 4. Folge, Band 34, Heft 3 publication date., confirmed against the scan.
The scan this edition serves
Scanned by Bell & Howell / UMI / Internet Archive and acquired on 18 September 2026. Its rights status is recorded as scan-open-terms, the scanning institution states open terms, which is the reason it is served here rather than linked to. The terms are stated at archive.org.
The file is 2 pages of application/pdf. Its SHA-256 is 9fc1fa2fecc9ecab14204f1c1cd8bdb498c5d6041b083396a6a3eef602539798, and that is the digest of the file this site serves, not of a copy of it elsewhere. A scan whose digest differs is a different scan, whatever it is called.
Pages
| Scan page | Journal page | Sections on it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 591 | §1 |
| 2 | 592 | §1 |
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. 3: The Swiss Years: Writings, 1909-1911, ed. Martin J. Klein et al., Princeton University Press, 1993, Doc. 14, pp. 340-343. Consulted on 17 September 2026. Rights:
in-copyright-witness-only, in copyright, consulted as a witness and never reproduced. Critical apparatus and notes on the 1911 correction to the dissertation. - Wikisource transcription, a comparison witness. de.wikisource transcription for Berichtigung zu meiner Arbeit: Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen. Not found when looked for on 17 September 2026. Rights:
public-domain-text, public domain. No dedicated transcription found on de.wikisource (checked 2026-09-17).
How far the transcription has got
Not yet transcribed.
No printing error has been recorded against these pages.
What has not been established
The German ledger for this scan is recorded as not-started, and no editor is named against it. The receipt records no digest for the ledger file, so there is nothing here to check a ledger against. No person has reviewed the transcription. A ledger produced by machine and corrected by hand is a draft, and it stays a draft until a qualified reader checks it against the plates; the role that would do that is recorded as open in the project’s owners file.
5 readings are on the watch list for this scan, which is where a reading that looked wrong is kept until somebody settles it. 3 sections of the receipt are marked pending. Everything above is what the receipt records. It is a record of what was done, and it is not a claim that the result is correct.