759 (Continued) 
Administrative Affiliation: Ministry of Higher and Secondary Special 
MR 1) rales folsage or Education, R.S.F.S.R. (1960) 
Selected Staff Members: 
B. M. Bogoslovskiy 
N. V. Kats, Doctor, Head of Chair of Technology of Metals 
A. I. Makarov, Professor, Head of Chair 
Z. Ae Rogovin, Professor, Head of Chair of Synthetic Fibers 
A. A. Rogovina 
F., I. Sadov, Professor, Head of Chair of Chemistry of Fibers 
V. Ye. Zotikov, Professor, Head of Chair 
Description: 
This institute, established in 1919, conducts research on synthetic 
fibers, including polypropylene, polyethylene, polyamide, nylon, rayon, and 
fluorine-compound (Ftorlon) fibers. Polymer, organic-silicon, and dye chemis- 
try represents another area of major research, as does the field of metal- 
lurgical properties of fiber-=processing machines. 
The courses offered at the Institute include textile machines, light 
industry and textile machines, automation, chemistry of fibrous materials, 
synthetic fibers, applied art, and consumer economics and organization. The 
Institute confers the Degree of Candidate and publishes a Trudy. 
760 
Name: Mountain Astronomical Station 
(Gornaya astronomicheskaya stantsiya) 
Address: Shat-Zhat-Mas Mountain, 30 km from Kislovodsk 
Director: N. N. Gnevyshev, Candidate (1961) 
Deputy Director: -- 
Administrative Affiliation: Main Astronomical Observatory, Academy of 
Sciences, U.S.S.R. (1960) 
Selected Staff Members: R. S. Gnevysheva 
Description: 
The Mountain Astronomical Station was established in 1948. It is 
located at an altitude of 2,136 meters and was built for the observation of 
the sun's corona. The surrounding low-topped mountain ranges and the absence 
of turbulent air currents facilitate the photographic work of the Observatory. 
