Mining Academy Research Articles

Knowledge From Underground: Leibniz Mines the Enlightenment

The history of geology has focused largely on the foundations of geology in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Considerable attention has also been given to grand theories of the earth, or cosmogonies, of the seventeenth century. This approach has left out most of eighteenth-century mineralogy; it has also left out mining. The argument here is that Leibniz's Protogaea is best understood in the context of the Harz mines, where Leibniz spent considerable energy doing administrative work and inventing new mining machinery. By looking to the mines we not only make sense of Protogaea, but of most of German mineralogy in the eighteenth century. J. G. Lehmann, J. F. W. Charpentier, C. G. Delius and many other practitioners working in and around mines were deeply concerned with mapping the subterranean structure of the earth's crust and they contrasted their work with the "fantastic" world of theorists. The Freiberg Mining Academy, other institutions, and the way vocabularies of mining changed will also be considered. Finally there are some concluding thoughts on why mining has almost disappeared from the history of geology.

The Mintrop mechanical seismograph

One of the most unique and historical objects in the SEG Foundation Museum is a seismograph invented and developed by Ludger Mintrop, a pioneer in the development of exploration geophysics. Born on a farm near Essen, Germany, in 1880, he attended the Mining Academy of Berlin where he studied geology, mining engineering, and mining surveying. Later at the University of Technology in Aachen, he was introduced to geophysics under the leadership of Karl Haussmann, an authority on earth magnetism. At the University of Gottingen Mintrop obtained his PhD as a student of the famous seismologist Emil Wiechert.

Optimization of liquid phase sintering of M2 high speed steels with boron and copper : A. Cias et al (Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland)

Optimization of liquid phase sintering of M2 high speed steels with boron and copper : A. Cias et al (Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland)

Phase transformations during transient liquid phase sintering of iron titanium : A. Cias, T. Pieczonka (Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland)

Coarse titanium powder was mixed with iron and carbon black powders, and the mixture was used for a combustion front quenching test. The quenched sample was analysed by scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive X-ray analyses to study the microstructural evolution of the titanium particles in the combustion synthesis. Also, the combustion temperature was measured, and the phase constituent of the combustion-synthesized product was inspected by X-ray diffraction. The results showed that the combustion reaction in Ti particles took place in the solid state and proceeded by the solid-state diffusion of C and Fe atoms into the Ti particles, forming in-situ composite of TiC–Fe. A ternary-reaction–diffusion model has been proposed to describe the microstructural evolution, and the use of the coarse Ti powder led to a residual phase FeTi.

Paleoclimatic Implications of Radiocarbon Dating Of Speleothems from the Cracow-Wieluń Upland, Southern Poland

We report preliminary results of a long-term systematic study intended to gather paleoclimatic records from precisely dated speleothems. The research project is limited to speleothems deposited in caves of the Cracow-Wieluń Upland, the largest and best-explored karst region in Poland, covering ca. 2900 km2 with >1000 caves. Speleothem samples were selected from collections of the Geological Museum of the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in Cracow. Radiocarbon dates of these samples from ca. 45–20 ka bp almost exactly coincide with age range of the Interplenivistulian. A break in speleothem formation between ca. 20 and 10 ka bp may be interpreted as a result of serious climatic deterioration associated with the maximum extent of the last glaciation. We observed differences among 14C, U/Th and AAR dating results. Changes of δ13C and δ18O in speleothems that grew between ca. 30 and 20 ka bp may be interpreted as changes of paleoclimatic conditions.

The161Dy Mössbauer Spectroscopy of DyIn3

physica status solidi (a)Volume 145, Issue 1 p. K63-K65 Short Notes The 161Dy Mössbauer Spectroscopy of DyIn3 A. Czopnik, A. Czopnik W. Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Tempeature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw Search for more papers by this authorJ. Zukrowski, J. Zukrowski Solid State Physics Department, Institute of Nuclear Research, Swierk Search for more papers by this authorJ. Suwalski, J. Suwalski Solid State Physics Department, Institute of Nuclear Research, Swierk Search for more papers by this authorJ. Pszczola, J. Pszczola Solid State Physics Department, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author A. Czopnik, A. Czopnik W. Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Tempeature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Wroclaw Search for more papers by this authorJ. Zukrowski, J. Zukrowski Solid State Physics Department, Institute of Nuclear Research, Swierk Search for more papers by this authorJ. Suwalski, J. Suwalski Solid State Physics Department, Institute of Nuclear Research, Swierk Search for more papers by this authorJ. Pszczola, J. Pszczola Solid State Physics Department, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 September 1994 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.2211450135Citations: 1 P.O. Box 937, PL-50-950 Wroclaw 2. Poland. PL-05-400 Otwock, Poland. Al. Mickiewicza, PL-30-059 Cracow, Poland. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL No abstract is available for this article.Citing Literature Volume145, Issue116 September 1994Pages K63-K65 RelatedInformation

Mixed oxide AlTi films obtained by sputtering of a segmented target

physica status solidi (a)Volume 140, Issue 2 p. K81-K84 Short Note Mixed oxide AlTi films obtained by sputtering of a segmented target A. Czapla, A. Czapla Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorE. Kusior, E. Kusior Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author A. Czapla, A. Czapla Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorE. Kusior, E. Kusior Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 December 1993 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.2211400236Citations: 1 Al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30–059 Cracow, Poland AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume140, Issue216 December 1993Pages K81-K84 RelatedInformation

Wear resistant sintered materials from ‘ferro-titanit’ waste shavings: A. Cias and T. Pieczonka (Academy of Mining and Metallrugy, Carcow, Poland), Powder Metallurgy Science and Technology, Vol 4, No 1, 1992, 47–54.

Wear resistant sintered materials from ‘ferro-titanit’ waste shavings: A. Cias and T. Pieczonka (Academy of Mining and Metallrugy, Carcow, Poland), Powder Metallurgy Science and Technology, Vol 4, No 1, 1992, 47–54.

Concentration and Temperature Dependence of the Resistivity of Amorphous Fe1–xZrx Alloys

physica status solidi (b)Volume 160, Issue 2 p. K123-K128 Short Note Concentration and Temperature Dependence of the Resistivity of Amorphous Fe1–xZrx Alloys A. Paja, A. Paja Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author A. Paja, A. Paja Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author First published: 1 August 1990 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.2221600239Citations: 6 Al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30-059 Krakow, Poland. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume160, Issue21 August 1990Pages K123-K128 RelatedInformation

Clemens winkler — A chemist at the freiberg mining academy during the 2nd phase of industrialization in Germany

(1990). Clemens winkler — A chemist at the freiberg mining academy during the 2nd phase of industrialization in Germany. History and Technology: Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 51-61.

Nonparabolicity of the Conduction Band Structure in Degenerate Tin Dioxide

physica status solidi (b)Volume 158, Issue 1 p. K5-K8 Short Note Nonparabolicity of the Conduction Band Structure in Degenerate Tin Dioxide T. Pisarkiewicz, T. Pisarkiewicz Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorA. Kolodziej, A. Kolodziej Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author T. Pisarkiewicz, T. Pisarkiewicz Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorA. Kolodziej, A. Kolodziej Department of Physics and Electron Technology, Institute of Electronics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author First published: 1 March 1990 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.2221580141Citations: 21 Al. Mickiewicza 30, PL-30-059 Krakow, Poland. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume158, Issue11 March 1990Pages K5-K8 RelatedInformation

Krakow Radiocarbon Measurements I

The Krakow Radiocarbon Laboratory is part of the Environmental Physics Department headed by T Florkowski and belongs to the Institute of Physics and Nuclear Techniques, The Academy of Mining and Metallurgy. A 3H and 14C laboratory was built primarily for the assessment of natural radioactivity in groundwater. In 1982, 14C preparation facilities were extended to include a combustion system for organic samples. The 14C measurement method is liquid scintillation counting on synthesized benzene in an LSC spectrometer TRI-CARB model 3320 (Packard International).

Ion exchange modeling in contaminated groundwater : L. Sovadina, P. Konosavskij, I. Landa, and G. Praha, Department of Hydrogeology, Mining Academy, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.

Ion exchange modeling in contaminated groundwater : L. Sovadina, P. Konosavskij, I. Landa, and G. Praha, Department of Hydrogeology, Mining Academy, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.

Underground laboratory in Feiberg, GDR

At the Department of Physics of the Mining Academy in Freiberg an underground laboratory for low-level radioactivity measurements has been established. The measuring room is situated at a depth of about 140 m below the earth surface in gneiss rocks in a cavern of an old mine. Results of the radon as well as the gamma radiation measurements are discussed. The parameters of devices for tritium and silicon-32 measurements in comparison with those obtained in the surface laboratory are presented.

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Carrier Mobility in EuO

physica status solidi (b)Volume 113, Issue 1 p. K19-K22 Short Note Carrier Mobility in EuO D. Sendorek, D. Sendorek Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorM. Lubecka, M. Lubecka Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorA. Węgrzyn, A. Węgrzyn Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author D. Sendorek, D. Sendorek Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorM. Lubecka, M. Lubecka Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this authorA. Węgrzyn, A. Węgrzyn Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author First published: 1 September 1982 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.2221130147Citations: 2 Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Cracow, Poland. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume113, Issue11 September 1982Pages K19-K22 RelatedInformation

The Y Transferred Hyperfine Fields in Y2(Co1 - xMnx)17 Compounds

physica status solidi (a)Volume 69, Issue 2 p. K219-K221 Short Note The Y Transferred Hyperfine Fields in Y2(Co1 - xMnx)17 Compounds H. Figiel, H. Figiel Solid State Physics Department, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author H. Figiel, H. Figiel Solid State Physics Department, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, Cracow Search for more papers by this author First published: 16 February 1982 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.2210690261 30-059 Cracow, Poland. AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Volume69, Issue216 February 1982Pages K219-K221 RelatedInformation

Johann Christian Doppler and his effect--a brief history.

Johann Christian Doppler whose name is so frequently honoured in modern-day technology was so little regarded by his colleagues that we know relatively little about his personality. One of his biographers describes him as humble and hard-working but he responded to the criticisms of Buys Ballot in a rather stubborn fashion and apparently his mathematic was not faultless. The only likeness we have of him (Fig. 1) is a bust set up by the University of Vienna in 1901 but it is not known how true it is to life. His career, like the early history of the effect he described and which is named after him, was checkered. He was born in Salzburg in 1805 (Fig. 2) and was the son of a master stone mason. Apparently he had some talent as a carver but did not have the physique to follow this craft. As a result of the interest of the mathematician Stampfer he was sent to the Polytechnic Institute of Vienna but after graduation he was unable to obtain a good position. He got as far as Munich on his way to emigrate to America when he was appointed Professor of Mathematics and Accounting at the State Secondary School in Prague in 1835. In 1841 he became Professor of Elementary Mathematics and Practical Geometry at the State Technical Academy in Prague and it was in this position that he wrote his famous paper entitled “On the Coloured Light of Double Stars and Some other Heavenly Bodies” (Fig. 3). The paper was given before the Royal Bohemian Society of Learning in 1842 and published in 1843. In 1847 he became Professor of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics at the Mining Academy at Schemnitz at which time he was given an honorary doctorate by Charles University in Prague. However, he had to return to Vienna because of the industrial troubles and in 1850 he received his only prestigious appointment as Director of the new Physical Institute which had been founded for the training of teachers and became a full Professor of Experimental Physics at the Royal Imperial University of Vienna which was the first such appointment to be made in Austria. Unfortunately he had developed pulmonary troubles while in Prague which resulted in his death in Vienna shortly afterwards in 1853 at the early age of 49. It should be noted that many of the difficulties encountered in the early acceptance of the Doppler effect resulted from the fact that he worked under rather isolated circumstances since no other important physicists were working in Bohemia or Austria in the early part of the 19th century. Doppler’s famous paper begins by recapitulating the wave theory of light and explaining that the colour perceived by the eye varies with the frequency. He went on to postulate that this frequency will increase if the observer is moving towards the source and decrease if he is moving away from the source and drew an analogy of a ship moving to meet or retreat from a train of ocean waves. He went on to deduce in rather clumsy mathematical fashion the relationship:

Structure and behaviour of copper and α-brasses during plastic deformation

AbstractThe main aim in the paper is to give a brief account of work which has been done in the Institute of Metals Working and Physical Metallurgy, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, on mechanisms of plastic deformation, dislocation structures, and properties of Cu and α-brasses. The investigations were carried out to determine how stacking-fault energy (SFE), temperature, and strain influence the thermally activated processes olplastic deformation. The work included different tests which were performed over a wide range of temperature and strain rates; these indicated the conditions at which deformation has an athermal character or becomes thermally activated. It was shown that dynamic recovery processes are responsible for differences in flow stress at different temperatures and strain rates and that SFE controls the intensity of these processes.

Mössbauer study of ordering in FeSi alloys

physica status solidi (a)Volume 50, Issue 1 p. K89-K91 Short Note Mössbauer study of ordering in FeSi alloys E. Japa, E. Japa Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, CracowSearch for more papers by this authorK. Krop, K. Krop Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, CracowSearch for more papers by this author E. Japa, E. Japa Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, CracowSearch for more papers by this authorK. Krop, K. Krop Department of Solid State Physics, Academy of Mining and Metallurgy, CracowSearch for more papers by this author First published: 16 November 1978 https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.2210500164Citations: 2AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume50, Issue116 November 1978Pages K89-K91 RelatedInformation