SOME REMARKS OF A READER ON THE NOTATY CODZIENNE OF T. BANACHIEWICZ
Journal Title: Studia Historiae Scientiarum - Year 2010, Vol 10, Issue
Abstract
A general description of the Notaty codzienne (a diary) of T. Banachiewicz (1882–1954) is given. Also a list of contemporary papers using information as contained in the Notaty codzienne is presented. At the end of the article some original fragments of the Notaty codzienne are quoted: 1. A short narration on the – so called – Sonderaktion Krakau (the arrest and a transfer of Cracow scientists to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp by the Nazi troops in November 1939). 2. A choice of some short funny stories and anecdotic notes.
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