Kavrajskii, Vladimir Vladimirovich, 1884-1954.
vladimir V. Kavrajskii papers.
Scientific manuscripts (730 folders), 1908-1953 include topics such as: geometrical optics, optical instruments, polarisation of sky, astronomical instruments, theoretical cartography, astronomical observation. Scientific papers also include notebooks, 1908-1940, and lectures on cartography, optical instruments, and radio. Personal documents include diplomas, and autobiography, 1953, a bibliography, family documents, and lecture notes from Kharkov University. There are materials reflecting Kavrajskij's activities in the Section for navigational instruments of the Naval Ministry, 1916-1923; at the hydrographic department of the Naval Ministry, 1922-1925; at the Institute for Geodesy and Cartography, 1931-1938; and the Leningrad Institute for Precise Mechanics and Optics, 1947-1953; the USSR Geographical Society, 1937-1953; and the Naval Academy, 1921-1941. The correspondence (249 folders) is primarily with less-known scientists and geodesists.
Physicist and astronomer (geodesy, cartography). Graduated, Kharkov A. M. Gorky State University (1916); Naval Academy (1921-1945); Leningrad University (1948-1954).
Kharkivskyi derzhavnyi universytet -- Study and teaching.
Astronomical instruments
Astronomy. -- Observations
Cartography -- Study and teaching.
Geodesists.
Geometrical optics.
Radio.
Autobiographies. aat aat
Bibliographies. aat aat
Diplomas. aat
Lecture notes. aat
Notebooks. aat
Astronomers -- Soviet Union. lcsh
Physicists -- Soviet Union. lcsh
Kavrajskij family -- Records and correspondence.
Geographical Society of the USSR.
Institute for Geodesy and Cartography (Soviet Union).
Leningrad Institute for Precise Mechanics and Optics.
Soviet Union. Naval Ministry. Hydrographic Department.
Soviet Union. Naval Ministry. Section for Navigational Instruments.
AIP-ICOS
Russian Academy of Sciences. St. Petersburg Branch. Archive. Universitetskaia hab., 1, Korp. 2, St. Petersburg 199034