Lessons from History
The Augustow Canal – a monument of nineteenth-century hydro-technology
Chesnov V. M., KhropovA. G., Ozerova N. A., Romanova O. S., Shirokova V. A.This article presents the history of the construction of the Augustów Canal in the first half of the 19th century and its subsequent exploitation. The analysis reveals socio-economic reasons for the changing functions of one of the largest artificial waterways in Europe, along with various engineering and hydro-technical solutions used in its construction. A review of the contemporary condition of the Belarussian section of the canal in the Grodno region contributes to the discussion of its potential as a possible museum, recreational site and tourist attraction.
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Chesnov V. M., KhropovA. G., Ozerova N. A., Romanova O. S., Shirokova V. A., The Augustow Canal – a monument of nineteenth-century hydro-technology, Voprosy Istorii Estestvoznaniia i Tekhniki [Studies in History of Science and Technology], 2014, vol. 35, no. 4, p. 61-74
© Studies in the History of Science and Technology: Quarterly scientific journal of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2015)
ISSN 0205-9606. Индекс 70143
ISSN 0205-9606. Индекс 70143