Open AccessThe first scientific journey in Siberia. On the 300th anniversary of D.G. Messerschmidt’s expedition
Author(s) -
Viacheslav Sobolev,
Соболев Владимир Семёнович
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskoj akademii nauk
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0869-5873
DOI - 10.31857/s0869-587389183-88
Subject(s) - decree , st petersburg , value (mathematics) , history , geography , art history , archaeology , mathematics , statistics , metropolitan area
On November 15, 1718, Tsar Peter I signed a decree appointing D.G. Messerschmidt as a leader of the first scientific expedition to Siberia. The expedition lasted for 8 years, and its findings remain historically unparalleled in terms of the extent of the tasks performed and the volume and value of the information collected. This scientific journey marked the beginning of several subsequent remarkable expeditions organized by the Russian Academy of Sciences. This study was prepared on the basis of materials of the original expedition journal kept in the St. Petersburg branch of the Archive of the Russian Academy of Sciences.