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Albert Einstein, Early Article on Unified Field Theory. In Scripta Universitatis atque Bibliothecae Hierosolymitanarum. Mathematica et physica / curavit A. Einstein., Vol. 1, 1923, Jerusalem, in German and Hebrew - Albert Einstein, Early Article on Unified Field Theory. In Scripta Universitatis atque Bibliothecae Hierosolymitanarum. Mathematica et physica / curavit A. Einstein., Vol. 1, 1923, Jerusalem, in German and Hebrew Printed by G. Kreysimng, Leipzig, 1923. Publisher Hierosolymis: [Hebrew University], this volume was the first book published by Hebrew University. Albert Einstein, Paper VII. [2], 5 pp. Einstein‘s early work with Kaluza‘s 5-dimensional conception of Unified Field Theory. Arguing against Kaluza‘s use of a fifth dimension, Einstein here seeks to prove “the non-existence of a centrally symmetrical field that is regular everywhere”. Edited by Einstein himself, this volume was the first book published by Hebrew University. Size: 25.5 x 19.5 cm. Condition: dedication in Hebrew on title page; cover is missing. Some wear, foxing and soiling stains to first and last pages; several sporadic foxing stains internally; couple of worm holes to first pages Weight: 650 gr.