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From the library of Ernst Feder (1881–1964), a writer and journalist who fled Germany in 1933. A book from his library (which had several thousand volumes) is now at the University Library. So far the library has been unable to give it to his heirs.

Following the Trail of Books

The Washington Declaration at 20: an interview with Ringo Narewski, head of the unit charged with restitution of items looted by the Nazis, following the meeting, in Berlin, of the “Provenance Research and Restitution at Libraries” taskforce.

Following the Trail of Books

Adalbert Stifter, an Austrian writer, painted cloud formations and made weather phenomena an important motif of his stories as well.

The Language of Clouds

Long before reliable weather reports were available, poets were interested in meteorology. Scholars from the Peter Szondi Institute studied the relationship between weather and literature.

The Language of Clouds

Geophysicists from Freie Universität are studying why small earthquakes are a frequent occurrence in the areas around dams and reservoirs, natural gas fields, and geothermal energy plants.

When the World Shakes

Small earthquakes are a frequent occurrence in the areas around dams and reservoirs, natural gas fields, and geothermal energy plants. Geophysicists from Freie Universität are investigating the causes.

When the World Shakes

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Topics in January

Following the Trail of Books

The Language of Clouds

When the World Shakes

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