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Andrija Mohorovičić (January 23, 1857 – December 18, 1936 )

Nikola Raspolic,3.A. Andrija Mohorovičić (January 23, 1857 – December 18, 1936 ). Early Years. Born on January 23,1857 , in Volosko , Opatija He was the only son in the family His father was blacksmith M other was housewife She die when Andrija was little.

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Andrija Mohorovičić (January 23, 1857 – December 18, 1936 )

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  1. Nikola Raspolic,3.A Andrija Mohorovičić(January 23, 1857 – December 18, 1936)

  2. Early Years • Born onJanuary 23,1857 , in Volosko , Opatija • He was the only son in the family • His father was blacksmith • Mother was housewife • She die when Andrija was little

  3. The house of Andrija Mohorovičić

  4. Education • Elementaryeducation in his home town • Gymnasiummof theneighbouring town Rijeka • Highereducation in mathematics and physics at the Faculty of Philosophy in Prague in 1875 • Spoke 6 foreign language • Italian, English, French and later German, Latin and Ancient Greek

  5. Career • First job teacher at the Zagreb gymnasium for one year • Secondary school in Osijek • From 1882 he taught for nine years at the Royal Nautical School in Bakar • 1893, corresponding member of the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Zagreb • He taught in the fields of geophysics and astronomy for 2 years • Member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts

  6. Meteorology • In Bakarfirst exposed to meteorology, which he taught at the Royal Nautical School • Founder of the local meteorological station in 1887 • 1891, transferred in secondery school in Zagreb • 1892, founded the Meterological Observatiry in Gric • Formed doctoral thesisOn the Observation of Clouds, the Daily and Annual Cloud Period in Bakar

  7. Tornado

  8. Seismology • On October 8, 1909 there was an earthquake with its epicentre in the Pokuplje region • By analyzing data from more observation posts, Mohorovičićconcluded that the Earth has several layers above thecore • Firstto establish, based on the evidence from seismic waves, the discontinuity that separates the Earth's crust from its mantle • Mohorovičić's theories were visionary and were only truly understood many years later

  9. Earth cross-section showing location of the Mohorovičić discontinuity

  10. Retirement and death • Mohorovicic retired in 1921 • Crater on the Moon,A Gymnasium in Rijeka, Croatia and a school ship in the Croatian Navy and asteroid 8422 are named in his honor • He died December 18, 1936 as the one of the biggest meteorologist and seismologistin the world

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