SCIENTIFIC - GEOPHYSICS

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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2011
• Sequence Number: 1007
• Publication Date: August 17, 1949
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFI'C~'aCION
GOWNTRY
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PUBLISHED
WHERE
REPORT
LNFORhSATIpN FROM-
FOREIGN DO:UMEf~iTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD N0.
IISSR
Scianti?ic -Geophysics
Monthly paricdica
PUBLISHED Moecot~
DATE.
LAN~~UAGE
May 1949.
Reis eian
DATE GF
INFORMATION 1949
.DATE DIST: fry Aug .1949
NO: OR PAGES 3
SUPPLEMENT TO
itlltl oocpeexi eoxTAtY/ IxroppanoY nerornxe?rnL ur.ixsge scientific institutions of thH country were represented at the
conference: Pulkovo Aetronc~ianl Obeerva~ory, Astronomical Conaail og the
Academy of Saiencee USSR, Meteorite Committee of Academy of Sciences IIkrain-
ian SSR, Leningrad Stets University, P.etroncsiical Institute imeni Shteraberg,
Bier Astronomical Observatory; Odessa Astronomical Observatory, Odessa State
IInivereity, Anh~labad Aetrcphyeical Laboratory of the Turkmer Branch of Academe
of Sciences USSR, 3talinnbnd Astronomical Observatory, Institute of Aetronoomy
and Phyeice of Academy of Sciences Sa2akh SSR, Institute of Geochemlcal Prob-
lems of Academy of Sciences USSR, Institute of Terrestrial Magnetism, AT1-
Lialoa Aetro-Geodetic Society sad Ste Moecou branch, Volcanological laboratory
of Acadetgy of Sciences USSR, Geophysics Institute of Acadetgy of Sciences USSR
Moscow Planetarium, and others.
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country from amcxrg tYra nuabers of o'ser~~:r members -- ccrrgapondents of r,ne
co~ai ttee.
In all, 24 raporte wars psard. Ttra sha1.:?aur. of the meteorite c.ommittae,
Academician V. G? Feserkov, pre~artad n ;rr~r.ry ir. whicu ha chaz?ac+.eri2ed the
development i;f maao,rias i;, our ouriry durr ~ ._ ?~oviet.period.o Ee pointed
out the basic problems and rit~zt Lndarta~lr-Be in met~orica, including the study ,
of the conditlor.a of tell of m~r,r~v,^it,a;-~ snd tn,rough investigation of their
composition
p report. by E. La Krirov was dedicated to the 200th anni?weary of the
first 4lecwary of a met3orit? irc.our cciurtry -- Pril}aa imn. The metaorite
was found in 1'749 or the shores of the "fahisoy r~i~er by the taacher and blacy-
emith Yakov Medvedec-, the first nrospect.or for t.hr, tn'-coral resources of our
country Nowerthelass, the name Madvedev vas Little known, ana the diarov'ery
of tha meteorite was connected wi?.h the name of Academician Pallas.,_ In 17y4;
);, F. ffilatlniy, corresponding memi:er of the Rnasiar; A_.~demy of Sciences,-.pub-
iiehed hie. book On the Origin of the Iran Dis~o~rered by Pa1L_~ and Other_
Similar I.roa ;tiiassae in whic}i hr sat forth r,'tae rearalts of hie study of rallae
iron; proving thRt it, as wa17. an other masses similar to it, are meteorites
and hmre a cosmic origin.. As is known, ii; Wn terr. Europe these ideas were
recognized after negrlq !6 years, which att.?~;tta to t..re nri,,rity of Russian
acienc!a ir. ee:~bliahing t'tre cc~mi_ rsturo of rr 1.aerlte;~ and iri showing thr~
possibility of their failing en the earth.
In iris sar:rnd report, Iirinoc examinad t:,e =catercpa~?ary state of the
problem ~.oncernirrC t.ha study v2 the fail of the Tr:rrguaic. meteorite, throwtnq
light on the baai_ stages of tha work and soma of the results produced by the
eapedition, and Indic tang CT,e t.aska of fu:rthet? research on the conditions of
fill of tha meteorite-
The reports of Acsdemi.?isr: V. %. F'eaenY.c~?' anti ,rientific collaborator S. S
Fontoa eve the preliminary results of i!Sre?tgatione cs; thy: _onditions of fall
of the Sikhote-Alin mateorit.e in the 7asurl t.;ir~- in 1947.
K. P. Staryukwich, Doctor o` Physl;oma+,Y.emstical S;:iance, in. hie report
on the theory of formation of meta~or ct?a~.ern :,bowed under what conditions the
Tungusic and Sikhote-Alin meteorites could h~.?re fallsn.
Tho .reports on these metsoritea were s:-compe.nied by eYh}bitio[is of movie
films taken by the expeditionE: in a~iditior., here was a epecinl display of
photographi3, eketchao, drawings, maps, etc.., illusrrating the circumstances of
Yell of both mateoritaa?
Oa4 day of tha cotrferan:e was :r4t`oted tc , sariea of reports orz meteoritic
astronomy. The following repo^ts were preaentad:, Academician P. G, Feseakav,
and ezplosive metaor obeer:ed ty him; ti. I. Crinhin, photographing awteors;
0. A. Katasev, the processing of photogrephie prints of meteors and determina-
tion of their orbits; A. M. A~khe^ec, t?loa?oo?c? met=ors; V. L. re:dynskiy,
Doctor of Physicomathematical Scienca, noctilucact ~,louda and the tracks
of szplodir~3 meteors; B.. Yu. Lavin, i;ardidvte of }'hyoi: c~athematical Science,
the physical theory of motion of meteoric bodies in the earth's atmoephAre;
I, S. Astapovich, Cairdidate of Phyeic~n~rthematical Science the physical prop-
erties of azploding meteors.. D.. P. M4lyuga, Candidate of Chemical Scicace, re-
ported or, the results of his invoatigationa of toktit,ee, .;lase formations, the
nature of which z?omai.rre unclear ~.p to t.:-iie time: 5. v, Orlon, corresponding
member of the_A ademy of ~cie'rcea IISSR, showed In hie report the close :elation
batwoer.,~nter^.d= y^d met?orS.t.aa.
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the aoustry, I~t?is'~ts'tihZairg68 also .given by particip3nto in the conference ra
n8 leca.l voxk.
:,Odessa Oblsst. In addltiaa; ?'r?port un rallasitee Wn:~ gives by P. !G.
Chirrinekiy,,
T;e`la~t day of the aonTaPOn6e coneietect of the follaKing reports: Y:u. M?
Snehnir, the first reenlt??o8 the ;appllc.atian of the eisctron i'uicrosanpe to the
study, of the n+icroetruot~ue of meteorites; F. L. Dre~z~n; the role of 'the pcpu-
l~tion in ~thering%adtdcn?itde ra~:os pi'opagfsndiz~:ng xneteo ?ic,;; :and E: L,
irs?iaav, the+ oelculation ~md tkl?tribution ~*' meteoi~itos lu tho ;.dllecti~ns of
tion and sti-uctux^e of ndteoritaa, A,, t' I'rof'].mcm, ^t+n~i'.:ata of Ghemical
6ci?nces; 'the Isotope ccapoeitl'on of mateo~?1tse; i.~ G..vasha, Candidate of
Ceologicominsralogical Scianro