History of Science and Engineering Annotation << Back FIRST SCIENTIFIC GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE ABOUT THE KOLA PENINSULA IN THE CONTEXT OF NATURALLYSCIENTIFIC STUDY OF THE RUSSIAN LAPLAND IN THE XVIII–FIRST HALF OF THE XIX CENTURIES (PART I I I ) M.N. Petrovskiy On the basis of various sources, the authors show the scientific contribution of Russian scientists in the first half of the XIX century to the natural-science research of Russian Lapland. In the article, most attention is paid to poorly studied aspects of the first geological knowledge of the Kola region. Forgotten in the history of science report A.F. Middendorf about his travel through Russian Lapland are entered into circulation. An analysis is made of the scientific significance of the results of geological observations performed by A.F. Middendorf during his journey from Kola to Kandalaksha. Keywords: Kola Peninsula; Russian Lapland; geological research; V.N. Botlingk; neptunists; plutonists. DOI: 10.25791/intstg.03.2019.510 Contacts: E-mail: petrovskiy@geoksc.apatity.ru Pp. 03-08.