Vernadsky State Geological Museum
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The Vernadsky State Geological Museum is the geological museum in Moscow. Mineralogical collection was founded in 1755 and is now an earth sciences and educational centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
History
Mikhail Lomonosov had studied mining principles in Germany, concluding that "it is necessary to use not only books, but objects of Nature", and it was he who came up with the principals of the charter of Moscow Imperial University, founded in January 1755, and for the founding of its mineralogical collection.
External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.sgm.ru/eng/ }}
- [http://www.worldwalk.info/en/catalog/27/ Vernadsky State Geological Museum] on worldwalk.info
- [https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/vernadsky-state-geological-museum Vernadsky State Geological Museum] at Google Cultural Institute.
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Category:1755 establishments in the Russian Empire
Category:Geology museums in Russia
Category:Moscow State University
Category:Natural history museums in Russia
Category:Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Moscow