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This paper addresses the descriptive geometric construction of projections of mutual intersections of second-order surfaces of revolution, criticizing common point-by-point procedures as lacking compass-and-straightedge exactness. It proposes a method using parallel auxiliary cutting planes chosen s…
This diploma study examines the chemical composition of atmospheric precipitation in Tomsk during February to May 1910 in relation to meteorological conditions. Precipitation collected mainly in glass vessels on the Tomsk Technological Institute tower, with a small number of comparison samples from …
This note analyzes how preliminary tightening affects the stresses in a bolted connection subjected to later axial loading. It derives torque, thread friction, torsion, and elasticity relations for rectangular and triangular threads, showing that the additional load carried by the bolt depends on th…
This article defends the aeolian hypothesis of loess formation against renewed pluvial, proluvial, marine, lacustrine, and glacio-alluvial interpretations advanced in Russian and foreign literature. Obruchev reviews the development of the aeolian view from Richthofen onward, distinguishes between th…
This work examines graphical methods for hydraulic calculations in water supply and sewerage, focusing on pipelines and watercourses under steady uniform flow. It classifies major pipe-flow formulas by their treatment of resistance, velocity, hydraulic radius, slope, roughness, and related coefficie…
This study examines the Lower Carboniferous limestone near Chabarny in the Orsk district, based on field observations, stratigraphic sections, and paleontological collections from the author and earlier collectors. It describes the local topography and geology, the relations of Devonian and Carbonif…
This concluding part of the study presents practical procedures within Fedorov’s universal optical method for petrographic microscopy, especially the measurement of thin section thickness, birefringence, and feldspar twin relations. It derives correction formulas for focusing measurements in diverge…
This paper develops approximate engineering calculations for determining the wall thickness of the folding bellows, or harmonica, in Tatarinov’s press. It resolves the pressure on a conical press link into components, derives formulas for tensile rupture in different directions, and compares the res…
This paper develops calculation methods for mine pithead headframes, with emphasis on pyramidal, prismatic, combined, and spatial truss arrangements used in wooden and iron structures. It derives analytical stress formulas from equilibrium and moment equations, supplements them with graphical constr…
This paper surveys the development and contested status of rational analysis as a method for determining the mineralogical composition of clays beyond ordinary quantitative chemical analysis. It traces the method from Forchhammer through Brongniart, Malagutti, Seger, Aron, and later technical and Ru…
This biographical article commemorates Alexander Eduardovich Sabek, a Russian technical scientist and professor of mineral technology at the Tomsk Technological Institute. It traces his education, early work in paper and sugar factories, foreign assignment, and subsequent role in organizing laborato…
This annual report documents the condition and activities of the Tomsk Technological Institute of Emperor Nicholas II during 1909. It presents an administrative and statistical account of the Institute’s personnel, departmental organization, appointments and departures, student body, examinations, s…
This brief report summarizes V. A. Obruchev’s 1909 geological expedition through the Barlyk, Maily, western Dzhair, and adjacent desert regions of Western Dzungaria. Based on route surveying, hypsometric and meteorological observations, photography, and collection of rocks and fossils, it describes …
This preliminary report presents a geological investigation of the Bogom-Darovanny gold mine and adjoining allotments in the Achinsk Mining District, based on fieldwork conducted in summer 1908. The study combines surface reconnaissance, compass and tape surveying, aneroid elevation measurements, ex…
This study describes the synthesis and characterization of the heptane isomer symmetrical tetramethylpropane, also termed methyl-2-methyl-4-pentane, and examines whether it occurs in Caucasian petroleum. The hydrocarbon was prepared from dimethylisobutylcarbinol via the corresponding iodide and redu…
Mikhailenko formulates the law of chemical shares through sequences of experimentally determined combining weight ratios, arguing that a completed chain of such ratios can predict the combining proportions of nonadjacent elements. The paper represents these relations graphically as closed rings and …
This paper explains osmotic pressure as a form of diffusion pressure exerted by a dissolved substance and relates it to the mechanical state of the solvent under different boundary conditions. It argues that in an ordinary impermeable vessel the osmotic action stretches the solvent and thereby chang…
This paper surveys early twentieth-century methods and apparatuses for the sanitary destruction, neutralization, and industrial utilization of slaughterhouse waste, including carcasses, fat, glue liquor, and solid residues. It describes the construction and operation of several established and exper…
This notice from the Imperial Academy of Sciences announces prizes for scholarly work on Mikhail Lomonosov in connection with the bicentenary of his birth. It defines the scope of the grand prize for a comprehensive scholarly biography, requiring assessment of Lomonosov’s contributions across the na…
This article reports on the newly established meteorological station at the Physics Laboratory of the Tomsk Technological Institute and presents it as a first step toward a more complete observatory and verification bureau for meteorological instruments. It describes the station’s site, available in…
This paper addresses the determination of piston acceleration in a steam engine when the connecting rod has finite length, a quantity needed for estimating inertia forces of reciprocating masses. Starting from the standard analytical expression for acceleration, it develops a geometric construction …
This paper examines how low mountain passes affect railway “virtual length” calculations used to compare route alternatives and estimate traction costs. It argues that conventional methods, which assume uniform motion, instantaneous speed changes, and simple conversion of gradients into equivalent h…
This publication is a supplementary catalog of the pure mathematics holdings of the Library of the Tomsk Technological Institute of Emperor Nicholas II, issued as part of the institute’s proceedings in 1910. It lists newly recorded works with inventory and shelf numbers, organized mainly by alphabet…
This review evaluates two works submitted by A. Ya. Milovich for the chair of hydraulics and hydraulic engines at the Tomsk Technological Institute: a study of Francis turbine blade design by Pfarr’s method and an essay on the theory of the suction pipe. Pinegin situates these works within contempor…
This review assesses A. Ya. Milovich’s studies on Francis turbine blade design using Pfarr’s method and on the theory of the draft tube, situating them within contemporary efforts to apply hydrodynamic equations to turbine theory. Astrov summarizes Milovich’s use and extension of Prášil’s approach t…
This monograph examines the sanitary and economic problem of removing, disinfecting, destroying, and utilizing solid slaughterhouse wastes, especially confiscated carcasses and animal remains judged unfit for food. It situates the issue within sanitary engineering and municipal sanitation, arguing t…
This paper extends earlier work on graphical construction of thermal diagrams for internal combustion engines by addressing cases in which heat capacity and the gas constant vary during the cycle. It develops a method for constructing temperature entropy diagrams by dividing the cycle into elementar…
This paper addresses the graphical calculation of flywheels for piston machines by focusing on the determination of tangential forces at the crank, a prerequisite for estimating variations in kinetic energy and flywheel mass. It reviews exact and approximate constructions for locating piston positio…
This paper examines the coefficient of metal cutting, understood through chip formation, tool geometry, cutting resistance, and machining conditions. It reviews earlier experimental work by Time, Joessel, Zvorykin, Gausner, Sellergren, Taylor, and others, comparing methods for measuring tool pressur…
These regulations set out the Ministry of Public Education’s procedure for preparing candidates for professorial posts in higher specialized, particularly technical, educational institutions. They define the selection of distinguished graduates, the duration and funding of stipends, required scienti…
This report describes S. V. Lebedev’s international study trip devoted to food technology, especially fermentation industries and related sugar production practices. It explains the rationale for focusing on fermentation technology, then summarizes work in A. Jörgensen’s Copenhagen laboratory on mic…
This study describes the Jurassic portion of a fossil collection gathered in Dagestan in 1903 and uses it to reassess the stratigraphy of the region’s Jurassic deposits. After reviewing earlier interpretations, the author compares faunal assemblages from localities including Gunib and Zoudakar, iden…
This publication is a classified catalogue of the Tomsk Technological Institute Library holdings in astronomy and geodesy, with a short supplementary section for theoretical mechanics. It records Russian and foreign language books, articles, atlases, maps, dissertations, and reference works, giving …
This report documents the condition and activities of the Tomsk Technological Institute of Emperor Nicholas II during 1908. It surveys administrative and teaching personnel changes, the work of the Institute council, scholarly output, instructional duties, student enrollment and examinations, librar…
This work presents a systematic guide to temperature measurement for scientific and technical use, addressing the lack of a comprehensive manual that combines theory, instrument construction, practical handling, and calibration. It organizes thermometric methods according to the physical phenomena e…
This review compiles and assesses Russian-language literature on artificial biological wastewater treatment published up to mid-1908. Based on a survey of books, pamphlets, journal articles, congress proceedings, and institutional reports, it identifies the principal Russian contributions, distingui…
This report summarizes geological and paleontological excursions undertaken in 1907 and 1908 in Siberia, especially along the Chumysh River in Barnaul Uezd and near the Iya quarry by Tulun station. Yanishevsky describes river terraces, loess-like and alluvial deposits, and the occurrence of post-Pli…
This paper investigates the distribution of pressure on a flat annular thrust bearing, a problem previously treated mainly through theoretical assumptions and indirect observations of wear. Pinegin adapts Tower’s manometric method for journal bearings, using a specially designed vertical shaft appar…
This paper formulates general principles for planning and evaluating mineral exploration work, responding to the author’s view that existing literature offered mainly practical descriptions rather than systematic rules. It treats exploration as the determination of deposit volume and useful mineral …
This paper examines the chemical purification of raw alcohol before rectification in batch operated apparatuses, with the practical aim of improving first grade alcohol yield and quality as an alternative to charcoal filtration. Drawing on analyses of raw spirits, laboratory trials, and factory dist…
This article surveys and develops the theory of single-phase alternating-current commutator motors, motivated by their potential use in long-distance electric traction where direct-current systems require costly conversion infrastructure. It compares principal motor systems, including shunt, series,…
This paper derives general expressions for the displacement components in a homogeneous elastic solid subjected to external forces. Starting from equilibrium equations and linear stress, strain relations, it reduces the problem to coupled second order partial differential equations, then eliminates …
This report examines the use of magnetometric surveying for prospecting magnetic iron ores in the eastern Urals, based on the author’s 1907 visit to the Goroblagodatsky District and review of local instruments, plans, and archival records. It reconstructs earlier surveys around Mount Blagodat and ne…
