English language copies of 1.Langevin, Paul

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English language copies of Paul Langevin's "L'evolution de l'espace et du temps" and Max von Laue's "Das Relativitätsprinzip" are not readily available. For Langevin's work, users are directed to the French version on Wikisource, with a suggestion to use Google Translate for translation, while emphasizing the need for verification of the translation's accuracy. For Laue's text, a link to a Google Books entry is provided, which may also be translated using Google Translate. Both resources highlight the challenge of accessing these historical scientific texts in English.
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Please tell me where I can find English language copies of
1.Langevin, Paul ( 1911) L'evolution de l'espace et du temps' ( The article referenced in Wikipedia is in French)
2. Laue, Max von ( 1913). Das Relatuvutatsprinzip (2nd Ed.) Braunschweig: Vieweg.
 
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