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10.29003/m5049.0514-7468.2026_48_1/73-82

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Bazanchuk, G.A., Kurakov, S.V., Shkapov, P.M.

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scientific heritage of N.E. Zhukovsky, visual clarity, theoretical mechanics, mechanism models, modeling, museum replica, Russian method of engineering education

scientific heritage of N.E. Zhukovsky, visual clarity, theoretical mechanics, mechanism models, modeling, museum replica, Russian method of engineering education

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Bazanchuk, G.A., Kurakov, S.V., Shkapov, P.M., “Professor N.E. Zhukovsky on the Role of Models and Visual Aids in Teaching Theoretical Mechanics”, Zhizn Zemli [Life of the Earth] 48, no 1, 73–82 (2026) (in Engl., abstr. in Russ.). DOI: 10.29003/m5049.0514-7468.2026_48_1/73-82.

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Professor N.E. Zhukovsky on the Role of Models and Visual Aids in Teaching Theoretical Mechanics

03.04.2026

G.A. Bazanchuk1, S.V. Kurakov1, P.M. Shkapov1, Dr. Sci (Techn.)
1 Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Professor N.E. Zhukovsky placed strong emphasis on visual clarity in writing and explaining his scientific works, repeatedly addressing the importance of geometric representation in theoretical mechanics. Drawing on archival materials from the Museum of Bauman Moscow State Technical University, the authors demonstrate that the “Russian Method of Craft Training” was built on the accumulated theoretical scientific foundation of the mid 19th century, gradually enriched by systematic collections of tools and teaching aids for each subject, and further developed through the practical work of students and their teachers. Examples of mechanisms created by Professor N.E. Zhukovsky can be found in the writings of his students and followers, in the works of Soviet scientists, and in museums of foreign universities–all of which hold high cultural value as part of our society’s scientific and pedagogical heritage. Through the case study of creating the museum replica “Hess’ Loxodromic Pendulum” based on Zhukovsky’s calculations, the article illustrates the substantial cultural potential embedded in the papers and designs of the Russian scholar. It shows how much inspiration and new scientific ideas contemporary educators and students can still draw from the now classic works of Professor Zhukovsky and his disciples. The reader will become acquainted with the principles of this scholar’s scientific and pedagogical activity—vivid examples of genuine scientific dedication by a scholar and patriot of our country.

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Список литературы

  1. Bazanchuk, G.А., Gartig, E.B., Kurakov, S.V., et al., “Process of Craft Training at the MRUZ in the Mid‑19th Century as the Genesis and Emergence of the “Russian Method of Engineering Education””, Fundamental and Applied Problems of Mechanics: Proc. of the Int. Sci. Conf., in 2 Parts. Moscow, December 07–10, 2021. Ed. by P. M. Shkapov, M.I. Dyachenko. Part 2 (Moscow: BMSTU, 2021) (in Russian).
  2. Bazanchuk, G.А., Gartig, E.B., Kurakov, S.V., et al., “Biographical Sketches of N.E. Zhukovsky”, K.E. Tsiolkovsky. History and modernity: Materials of 57th Sci. readings devoted to the development of scientific heritage and the development of K.E. Tsiolkovsky’s ideas. Vol. 1 (Kaluga, 2022) (in Russian).
  3. Bazanchuk, G.A.,  Kotelnikov, P.N., Kurakov, S.V., et al., “Scientific Heritage of N.E. Zhukovsky as a Source for Creating Museum Exhibition Replicas and Didactic Aids”, Fundamental and Applied Problems of Mechanics: Proc. of Int. Sci. Conf. (Moscow: BMSTU, 2024) (in Russian).
  4. Bogdanov, A.N., G.G. “Academician Cherny on N.E. Zhukovsky (05.26.2004). On the anniversary of N.E. Zhukovsky’s professorship. Lecture by Academician G.G. Cherny in the memorial office of L.I. Sedov”, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Mechanics. Lecture hall (https://old.imec.msu.ru/pages/05/03/17/4695455) (in Russian).
  5. Bogdanov, A.N., “Zhukovsky, Nikolai Yegorovich”, Encyclopedia of the World (https://www.krugosvet.ru/enc/nauka_i_tehnika/aviaciya_i_kosmonavtika/ZHUKOVSKI_NIKOLA_EGOROVICH.html) (in Russian).
  6. Zhukovsky, N.E., “Geometric Interpretation of Certain Problems in the Theory of Partial Differential Equations”, Brief Report on the Activities of IMTS for the 1882–83 Academic Year. Geometric Interpretation of Certain Problems in the Theory of Partial Differential Equations (Moscow, 1885) (in Russian).
  7. Zhukovsky, N.E., “On the Significance of Geometrical Interpretation in Theoretical Mechanics”, Coll. Works: In 7 Vol. (Moscow–Leningrad: Gostekhizdat, 1950. Vol. 7, p. 9–15) (in Russian).
  8. Kolesnikov, K.S., “N.E. Zhukovsky as the founder of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics at IMTU”, Coll. of sci. articles dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics of IMTU-Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow, 2003) (in Russian).
  9. Lisenkova, A.A., “Digital Identity: Boundaries of Private and Public in the Modern World”, Russian J. of Humanities 14 (3), 161–172 (2025) (in Russian). DOI: 10.15643/libartrus-2025.3.2.
  10. Malykhina, G.I., Lisenkova, A.A., “Integration of Technical and Humanitarian: A New Approach to Educating Future Engineers”, Engineering Education in a Digital Society: Proc. Int. Sci.-Methodol. Conf. Minsk, 15 Mar. 2024 (Minsk: BSUIR, 2024) (in Russian).
  11. “On the Slipping of a Belt on Pulleys” by N.E. Zhukovsky, Proc. of the Physical Sciences Division of the Imperial Society of Amateurs of Natural Science VII (Moscow: M.G. Volchaninov Printing House, 1894. – 24 p.) (in Russian).
  12. Svetlitsky, V.A., “On N. E. Zhukovsky’s works on applied mechanics”, Bull. of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Ser. Mechanical Engineering 4, 112–120 (1996) (in Russian).
  13. Smurov, A.V., Dubinin E.P., “Science in the Earth Science Museum of Lomonosov Moscow State University”, Zhizn Zemli [Life of the Earth] 46 (4), 372–390 (2024) (in Russian). DOI: 10.29003/m4328.0514-7468.2020_46_4/372-390.
  14. Snakin, V.V., Smurov, A.V., Ivanov, A.V., et al., “Globalization and Museum Studies: Natural Science, Exhibition, and Educational Aspects”, Age of Globalization 3 (51), 132–141 (2024) (in Russian). DOI: 10.30884/vglob/2024.03.12.
  15. Proc. of the Physical Sciences Division of the Society of Amateurs of Natural Science 10 (1) (Bull. of the ISANSAE. Vol. 96, no 1, 1906) (in Russian).
  16. Chicherina, N.V., “Higher Education Futures: On the Diversity of Scenarios”, Scenarios, Fictions, and Imagined Possibilities in Science, Engineering, and Education. PCSF 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2024 1203 (Springer, Cham.). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76797-5_13.
  17. Nordmann, A., Bylieva D., “Hermeneutic Dimensions of Science and Technology”, Technology and Language 6 (2) (19), 1–20 (2025). DOI: 10.48417/technolang.2025.02.01.

References

  1. Bazanchuk, G.А., Gartig, E.B., Kurakov, S.V., et al., “Process of Craft Training at the MRUZ in the Mid‑19th Century as the Genesis and Emergence of the “Russian Method of Engineering Education””, Fundamental and Applied Problems of Mechanics: Proc. of the Int. Sci. Conf., in 2 Parts. Moscow, December 07–10, 2021. Ed. by P. M. Shkapov, M.I. Dyachenko. Part 2 (Moscow: BMSTU, 2021) (in Russian).
  2. Bazanchuk, G.А., Gartig, E.B., Kurakov, S.V., et al., “Biographical Sketches of N.E. Zhukovsky”, K.E. Tsiolkovsky. History and modernity: Materials of 57th Sci. readings devoted to the development of scientific heritage and the development of K.E. Tsiolkovsky’s ideas. Vol. 1 (Kaluga, 2022) (in Russian).
  3. Bazanchuk, G.A.,  Kotelnikov, P.N., Kurakov, S.V., et al., “Scientific Heritage of N.E. Zhukovsky as a Source for Creating Museum Exhibition Replicas and Didactic Aids”, Fundamental and Applied Problems of Mechanics: Proc. of Int. Sci. Conf. (Moscow: BMSTU, 2024) (in Russian).
  4. Bogdanov, A.N., G.G. “Academician Cherny on N.E. Zhukovsky (05.26.2004). On the anniversary of N.E. Zhukovsky’s professorship. Lecture by Academician G.G. Cherny in the memorial office of L.I. Sedov”, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Institute of Mechanics. Lecture hall (https://old.imec.msu.ru/pages/05/03/17/4695455) (in Russian).
  5. Bogdanov, A.N., “Zhukovsky, Nikolai Yegorovich”, Encyclopedia of the World (https://www.krugosvet.ru/enc/nauka_i_tehnika/aviaciya_i_kosmonavtika/ZHUKOVSKI_NIKOLA_EGOROVICH.html) (in Russian).
  6. Zhukovsky, N.E., “Geometric Interpretation of Certain Problems in the Theory of Partial Differential Equations”, Brief Report on the Activities of IMTS for the 1882–83 Academic Year. Geometric Interpretation of Certain Problems in the Theory of Partial Differential Equations (Moscow, 1885) (in Russian).
  7. Zhukovsky, N.E., “On the Significance of Geometrical Interpretation in Theoretical Mechanics”, Coll. Works: In 7 Vol. (Moscow–Leningrad: Gostekhizdat, 1950. Vol. 7, p. 9–15) (in Russian).
  8. Kolesnikov, K.S., “N.E. Zhukovsky as the founder of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics at IMTU”, Coll. of sci. articles dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the Department of Theoretical Mechanics of IMTU-Bauman Moscow State Technical University (Moscow, 2003) (in Russian).
  9. Lisenkova, A.A., “Digital Identity: Boundaries of Private and Public in the Modern World”, Russian J. of Humanities 14 (3), 161–172 (2025) (in Russian). DOI: 10.15643/libartrus-2025.3.2.
  10. Malykhina, G.I., Lisenkova, A.A., “Integration of Technical and Humanitarian: A New Approach to Educating Future Engineers”, Engineering Education in a Digital Society: Proc. Int. Sci.-Methodol. Conf. Minsk, 15 Mar. 2024 (Minsk: BSUIR, 2024) (in Russian).
  11. “On the Slipping of a Belt on Pulleys” by N.E. Zhukovsky, Proc. of the Physical Sciences Division of the Imperial Society of Amateurs of Natural Science VII (Moscow: M.G. Volchaninov Printing House, 1894. – 24 p.) (in Russian).
  12. Svetlitsky, V.A., “On N. E. Zhukovsky’s works on applied mechanics”, Bull. of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Ser. Mechanical Engineering 4, 112–120 (1996) (in Russian).
  13. Smurov, A.V., Dubinin E.P., “Science in the Earth Science Museum of Lomonosov Moscow State University”, Zhizn Zemli [Life of the Earth] 46 (4), 372–390 (2024) (in Russian). DOI: 10.29003/m4328.0514-7468.2020_46_4/372-390.
  14. Snakin, V.V., Smurov, A.V., Ivanov, A.V., et al., “Globalization and Museum Studies: Natural Science, Exhibition, and Educational Aspects”, Age of Globalization 3 (51), 132–141 (2024) (in Russian). DOI: 10.30884/vglob/2024.03.12.
  15. Proc. of the Physical Sciences Division of the Society of Amateurs of Natural Science 10 (1) (Bull. of the ISANSAE. Vol. 96, no 1, 1906) (in Russian).
  16. Chicherina, N.V., “Higher Education Futures: On the Diversity of Scenarios”, Scenarios, Fictions, and Imagined Possibilities in Science, Engineering, and Education. PCSF 2024. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, 2024 1203 (Springer, Cham.). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-76797-5_13.
  17. Nordmann, A., Bylieva D., “Hermeneutic Dimensions of Science and Technology”, Technology and Language 6 (2) (19), 1–20 (2025). DOI: 10.48417/technolang.2025.02.01.