The book is devoted to the history of research of water bodies of the Moscow River basin from ancient times to the 1930s. In the days of Yu. Durable research, they were limited to household observations. Starting from the Petrine era, they were supplemented by instrumental measurements: with the help of astrolabia, the first plans and maps were compiled; Flooding floats measured the speeds of the current, the “chemical solutions” helped to determine the quality of the water. The last quarter of the XIX century. She laid the foundation for regular comprehensive research: on the Moscow River there are constant hydrometric pile posts, the first hydrographic essays appear about the river, scientists and engineers fight over questions, argue where to get clean water for the Moscow water supply? Original maps, plans and schemes of the XVIII – early XX centuries are given: Kosinsky lakes in Moscow, Lakes of Glubokoye, Moscow River near the village of Lokhin, the first Moscow Mytishchi water supply.
The book is addressed to geographical and hydrologists, teachers, and geographical students …
Author
Ozerova N.A.
Editor
Shirokova Vera Alexandrovna
Publisher
Progress-Tradition, 2014
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