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History of Natural and Montaneous Sciences

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 541-0307/04
Abbreviation DPMV
Course title History of Natural and Montaneous Sciences
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Geological Engineering
Course coordinator Ing. Miloš Duraj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to the issue - basic terms.
2. Time distribution of individual stages of the development of human society.
3. Mineral raw materials and their importance for human development.
4. Characteristics of individual stages of human development – Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age...
5. Slavic mining in our territory - significance.
6. Mining of metals in the Czech feudal monarchy.
7. Overview of production forces and production relations during the heyday of feudal mining.
8. Important areas of mineral extraction in our country and in Slovakia - history.
9. Legal embedding of mining in society.
10. Mining technology - development, significance.
11. Georgius Agricola – life, work, significance for mining and metallurgy.
12. The beginnings of coal mining.
13. Mining education and professional education.

Literature

DOUET, J. (ed.). (2012) Industrial Heritage Re-tooled: The TICCIH guide to Industrial Heritage Conservation, Lancaster: Carnegie, ISBN 978-1-85936-218-1 .

Advised literature

GRIFFIN, E. (2010). Short History of the British Industrial Revolution. Palgrave.