Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, Heid. Hs. 3695 EF 70,15 Frost, Edwin Brant; Wolf, Max [Adr.]: Briefe von Edwin Brant Frost an Max Wolf: Brief von Edwin Brant Frost an Max Wolf (Williams Bay, Wisconsin, 29.1.1924)

T^niversit^ of Chicago
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WtLUAMS BAY. W)S.

January 29, 1924.

UBH

Professor Max Wolf
Koenigstuhl
Heidelberg.
Dear Professor Wolf:-

I am finding much difficulty in getting a man to
take up the part of Professor Barnard's work, namely, the
photographic work with the Bruce telescope and the statisti-
cal study of the large collection of photographs of the
Milky Way- While I naturally wish to find some suitable
young American, this may not be possible, and we may consi-
der looking abroad for the man. I am, of course, aware that in
some of the German observatories positions are going to be
declared vacant, which will be a real hardship for some ex-
cellent man. While I should not wish to arouse any expecta-

presume that

have not been able to
rmann of Gbttingen-

understand re-
Some of his

young man seeking a position, I should
[itially whether you can suggest some-
who has had his training under you.
)end upon the personality of the man.
nationalistic type, whose creed is
" would not find his reception cen-
time- You, of course, would under-
lately learned from Wilsing that
in a part of the Direktorwohnung at
a young son who has specialized in
ung Mueller as a little boy, but I
xperience or capacity. Have you an
Kohl of Gottingen has been measuring
t two years which I have sent to him .
done very well in this work- He has
rect photography &o far as I know,
.his personality. I
America.