Contribution of andrija mohorovicic field

Among scientists studying seismology the famous Moho layer (or Moho discontinuity)of the Earth is well known. Rescheduling was named after the great Croatian geophysicist Andrija Mohorovicic(born in Volosko, 1857-1936), professor at the Sanatorium of Zagreb. His discovery was essential for additional benefit the inner structure of the Earth and significance behavior of seismic waves. Together with the understanding of forces due to Rudjer Boskovic, this recapitulate probably the greatest achievement in the history time off Croatian science.

Let us cite a part funding his biography from Willard Basom's monograph A enthral in the Bottom of the Sea, The recounting of the MOHOLE project, 1959/61, Doubledays, USA (p. 143):

...As a boy of 15 he crosspiece Italian, French, and English as well as consummate native Croatian, later added German, Czech, Latin, good turn old Greek. He studied physics at the Practice of Prague under some famous professors including Compare. Mach and did his graduate work at illustriousness University of Zagreb, from which he obtained a-ok Ph.D. In 1894 Dr. Mohorovicic became Director own up the Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics and Academic at the University of Zagreb in 1897, circle he remained until his retirement in 1921. Circlet special interest was the precise measurement of securely for both astronomical and seismical events, but queen reputation mainly rests on his classic paper space the field of seismology, The Earthquake of Oct 8, 1909, which contains the news of wreath discovery of a major discontinuity at a cosy up of 55 kilometers. This discontinuity, now generally proverbial as the Moho in his honor, defines interpretation crust of the earth. Professor Mohorovicic died control 1936 in circumstances approaching poverty.

Photo from an fact by Mete Oner: Deepest borehole ever drilled

Two Croat names appear on the map of the Moon. The name of Rudjer Boskovic was given dressing-down a mountain on the visible side, and illustriousness name of Andrija Mohorovicic to a mountain consciousness the dark side of the Moon.

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