Zhizn Zemli [Life of the Earth] 46, no 3 - Zhizn Zemli [Life of the Earth] — An Interdisciplinary Scientific and Practical Journal

BOOK REVIEW

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:23:40 +0000

CHRONICLE OF EVENTS

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:19:47 +0000

Professor Mikhail I. Golenkin as an organizer of science: to the 160th anniversary of his birth

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:16:52 +0000

The article reviews the activities of the famous botanist Mikhail I. Golenkin (1864–1941) as an organizer of Russian science. Honored Professor of Moscow University (1916), Honored Scientist of the RSFSR (1929), M.I. Golenkin headed the Department of Plant Morphology and Systematics for many years (1904–1918; in 1918–1929 – Department of Plant Morphology and Systematics of higher plants) of Moscow University and its Botanical Garden (1902–1930), at the same time (1922–1931) he was director of the Research Institute of Botany of the Association of Research Institutes at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow University. Professor Golenkin was an honorary member of the Russian Botanical Society and the Moscow Society of Naturalists (since 1921), Vice–president of the MSN (1930–1932). 2024 marks the 160th anniversary of Prof. M. I. Golenkin’s birth.

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Temporary exhibition “Crimea in the works of naturalists, artistsand writers” in the Earth Science Museum of MSU

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:12:44 +0000

A temporary exhibition “Crimea in the works of naturalists, artists and writers” was opened in the Earth Science Museum of MSU at June 10, 2024. The exhibition is located in the so called “Naturalist’s Cabinet” (the main building of MSU, 24th floor). Its subject reflects some directions of the scientific and cultural developing of Crimea from the 18th century up to modern time. Most attention is payed to the scientists and graduates of Moscow University.

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Influence of the Moscow Numismatic Society on the formationand study of the numismatic collection of the State Historical Museum in 1888–1924

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:09:00 +0000

The article reveals the role of the Moscow Numismatic Society (MNS) in completing the numismatic collection of the State Historical Museum, where coins from the collections of such outstanding numismatists and members of the Society as V.K. Trutovsky, A.A. Karzinkin, F.I. Prove, A.A. Tretyakov et al. were transferred over the years of cooperation. Our analysis of documents preserved in the departmental archive of the Museum and working with the volumes of its main inventory book have made it possible to identify specific acquisitions enriched the museum collection; the circle of MNS members who transferred their items was established. Based on materials published in the MNS scientific publications, the significance of the Society in the study of the Museum’s numismatic collection is shown. The connection between the Museum and the Society provided researchers with access to museum items. At the meetings of the MNS and in its works, many topics of numismatic science were covered using the example of coins from the collection of the Historical Museum. Today, these publications serve as an important source in the description and identification of numismatic monuments from the Museum’s collection.

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“How long crystals grow”. New author’s cycleof online lectures

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 07:04:26 +0000

Brief information about the author’s course dedicated to crystal growth is provided. The education program gives general information of the mechanisms of crystal growth, the main growing methods, crystal formation in nature and under home conditions. Issues of the origin of the first group gemstones, the specifics of their formation in the laboratory, methods of treatment and application are considered. A large amount of information is given, that’s why the course is divided into four sections and clearly structured within each of them. This helps to make it easier to perceive. Online course design allows the lecturer to effectively interact with the audience.

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From the history of the formation of museology in China

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:29:11 +0000

The authors of the article highlight the formation of museology as a complex of scientific knowledge about museums in China. They reveal the first experience of joining the Chinese museum staff into a professional union in the 1930s, show the role of the Chinese Museum Society / Chinese Museum Association in activating museum life in the 1980s–2000s. The article reveals the decisive role of the journal “Chinese museum” as a scientific and organizational center of Chinese museology. It is shown how the works of the museum members Chen Duanzhi, Zeng Zhaoyu, and Li Ji in the 1930s and their successors and followers today – Wang Hongjun, Su Donghai, and Ma Zishu – have a strong beneficial influence on the formation and development of Chinese museology.

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On the development of interdisciplinarity in science

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:24:14 +0000

A brief analysis of modern interdisciplinary directions in science as the basis for its further development is given. The intense development of the theory of self-organization, synergetics, fractal theory, and the theory of complex systems and especially the modern development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies are noted. The commonality and difference of these scientific directions and their prospects are shown.

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Industry 4.0 as a strategy for increasing agricultural efficiency

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:20:19 +0000

The article discusses the applicability of the Industry 4.0 concept to agriculture in general and fertilizer usage in particular. The possibilities of integrating IT and communication technologies with agricultural production are shown, when “smart” network systems combining various types of data from several sources help to increase productivity and efficiency. Examples are given of increasing the efficiency of fertilizer usage, primarily nitrogen ones, using electronic twins of agronomic and agrochemical technologies to reduce their environmental impacts. It is noted that the introduction of Industry 4.0 technologies increases the efficiency of precision farming as a combination of the best practices of sustainable agriculture (BPSA). Examples of assessing the life cycle of fertilizers considering the risk of eutrophication of natural waters are given. This allows achieving economic and environmental optimization of agriculture.

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Seismic monitoring for microseismic wave flowassessment on the 32nd floor of the main building of MSU

fidukoffZEMLYA — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 06:16:55 +0000

The article presents the results of our seismic measurements carried out in the Earth Science Museum on the 32nd floor of the main building of MSU in 2020-2024, during which it was possible to record the period of natural vibrations of the main building, to assess its “health”, and to consider it as a tool for detecting the responses of distant earthquakes.

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