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Svante Arrhenius' personal calling card

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Svante Arrhenius' (1859-1927) personal calling card on which Arrhenius has wished Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a Happy New Year.

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  • 2.1 in. H x 3.3 in. W
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute
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  • Translated by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
  • Transcribed by Jocelyn R. McDaniel
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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 I. Georg Bredig Subject File, 1900-1944
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  • Box 1, Folder 5

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Scientific Biography
Svante August Arrhenius

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Arrhenius, Svante. “Svante Arrhenius' Personal Calling Card,” n.d. Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, Box 1, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/vmwdsty.

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Prosit Neujahr!
Professor Svante Arrhenius
Stockholm

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Happy New Year!
Professor Svante Arrhenius
Stockholm

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