Fizyka Ziemi i jej światowe początki w Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim

Fizyka Ziemi i jej światowe początki w Uniwersytecie Jagiellońskim

Summary: The 19th century saw the birth of a new scientific discipline: geophysics. Polish scholars played a pivotal role in its creation, with pioneering contributions coming particularly from scientists working in Kraków. Owing to the ambitions of the Jagiellonian University and its understanding of the newest scientific trends and needs, research-friendly conditions were created for two academics of a global caliber: L.A. Birkenmajer and M.P. Rudzki. In 1895 the first academic department in the world devoted solely to geophysics was estabilished at the University. Its creation signaled the birth of geophysics as an independent scientific discipline. Textbooks written by Rudzki, particularly the outstanding "Physics of the Earth", played a key role in fostering the development of several generations of both Polish and German scientists.

Słowa kluczowe: geofizyka, fizyka Ziemi, magnetyzm ziemski, Obserwatorium Krakowskie, obserwatorium magnetyczne, stacja sejsmologiczna, L.A. Birkenmajer, M.P. Rudzki

Słowa kluczowe (w języku angielskim): geophysics, Earth physics, Earth magnetism, Kraków Observatory, magnetism observatory, seismic station, L.A. Birkenmajer, M.P. Rudzki

Prace Geograficzne, 2011, z. 127, s. 7-30.

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Instytut Geografii i Gospodarki Przestrzennej UJ

ISSN 1644-3586

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