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Otto Schmidt's personal calling card

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Calling card belonging to Otto Schmidt (1891-1956), a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesman, and explorer. Includes a note written to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) by Schmidt.

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  • 2.2 in. H x 4.2 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Council on Library and Information Resources

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  • Series I – Georg Bredig Papers, 1891-1944
  • Series I: Sub-Series II. Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 3, Folder 18

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Shmidt Otto I︠U︡lʹevich. “Otto Schmidt's Personal Calling Card,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 3, Folder 18. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/3e82bfi.

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