January 8, 1948 Dear Dr. Federn: Have my best wishes to the arrival of your brother in America. It is the final act of a resurrection. I look forward to your reading the final version of the manuscript (after the English was corrected). Of course, it is a good place to work in the Avery Hall. But as up till now we made all our communications in writing, I think it will be good also in future to keep to this procedure: I shall ask you several questions on a sheet of paper, or a letter, and you, if possible, will write down your remarks, so that we would be able later on to return to them. Here I place one question for the future: Polyhistor by Caius Solinus, Ch. XI: Meminisse hoc loco par est, post primum diluvium Ogygi temporibus notatum, quum novem et amplius mensibus diem continua nox inumbrasset. Agnot (1847) translates: “Rapellons ici qu’après le premier déluge, que l’on rapporte au temps d’Ogyges, une nuit épaisse s’étant répandue sur le globe pendant neuf jours consécutifs.” Brasseur (“S’il existe. . .”) refers to this passage as if it has nine months (not nine days). Which is right in your opinion? Cordially yours, Immanuel Velikovsky After I had your letter, I tried to reach you by phone, but you were not at home.