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Geophysical Service Of The Russian Academy Of Sciences
Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (russian: Геофизическая служба Российской Академии Наук) is a research body responsible for geological research. History Geophysical Service was established on the basis of Experimental Methodical Expedition of the Joint Institute of Physics of the Earth in accordance with the Decree of the Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences No.107 on May 31, 1994, pursuant to Order of the Government of Russia No.444 of May 11, 1993. Functions The main activities of service: basic research and applied research in the field of seismology and geophysics, as well as conducting continuous seismic monitoring of the Russian Federation, tsunami warning in the Russian Far East, monitoring volcanic activity in Kamchatka and slow monitoring of geodynamic processes in the crust and ground deformation, carrying out continuous seismic monitoring of the world. In addition, in comply with the Order of the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Academy Of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS; russian: Росси́йская акаде́мия нау́к (РАН) ''Rossíyskaya akadémiya naúk'') consists of the national academy of Russia; a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation; and additional scientific and social units such as libraries, publishing units, and hospitals. Peter the Great established the Academy (then the St. Petersburg Academy of Sciences) in 1724 with guidance from Gottfried Leibniz. From its establishment, the Academy benefitted from a slate of foreign scholars as professors; the Academy then gained its first clear set of goals from the 1747 Charter. The Academy functioned as a university and research center throughout the mid-18th century until the university was dissolved, leaving research as the main pillar of the institution. The rest of the 18th century continuing on through the 19th century consisted of many published academic works from Academy scholars and a few Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
