Apuntes sobre las “páginas moscovitas” de la «Peregrinación del mundo» (1680) de Pedro Cubero Sebastián

El artículo analiza la información sobre Rusia contenida en los capítulos XXI-XXVI de la Peregrinación del mundo (1680) de Pedro Сubero Sebastián, misionero y viajero español. Estos incluyen relatos raros de un testigo presencial de la ceremonia diplomática, la vida de los campesinos rusos, así como la de las etnias de la región del Volga y de los extranjeros católicos en Moscovia, y mucho más

Energy depth distribution of pulsed electron beam of wide electron kinetic energy spectrum for an aluminum target

Knowledges of pulsed electron beam characteristics is necessary for use it for scientific and practice applications. Current work analyses the pulsed electron beam extracted from the vacuum diode through a titanium foil (60 mkm) of the diode exit window. Electron beam energy depth distribution was measured for a target made of different number of aluminum foils. A pulsed electron beam with a wide range of kinetic energies was generated by the ASTRA-M accelerator (260 kV of accelerating voltage, up to 1 kA of beam current, 150 ns of beam pulse duration at FWHM). A calorimeter of total absorption and Faraday cup were used to measure beam characteristics. Calorimeter included two collectors: first one measures a beam energy after aluminum foils, and the second one measures a total beam energy. All measurements were performed at 10-5 Torr background pressure after the exit window foil. As a result, the electron kinetic energy spectrum of the beam out of diode has been reconstructed

Investigation of the effect of condensed phase on the energy conditions for the initiation of the plasma-chemical process of flue gas cleaning by a pulsed electron beam

This work investigates the processes of dissipation of the charge and energy of a pulsed electron beam in gas compositions (nitrogen, carbon dioxide and oxygen) in the presence of ammonium sulphate and nitrate. A pulsed electron beam generated by the TEA500 accelerator (Tomsk, Russia) with an electron energy of up to 410 keV, a beam current of up to 5 kA (I0), and a half-amplitude voltage pulse duration of 60 ns was injected into a 46 cm long drift chamber filled with a gas mixture. The pulsed electron beam current (IF?) passing through the drift chamber was registered using a sectioned calorimeter with beam charge monitor function, and the efficiency of the current passage of the beam was determined as the ratio qF?/q0, where q0 is the beam charge measured at the place of its injection into the chamber drift. The pressure in the drift chamber varied (375, 560 and 760 Torr, humidity value 15% ± 5% and 50% ± 5%). The geometric dimensions of the plasma-chemical reactor for initiating plasma-chemical reactions of flue gas cleaning were determined

The use and misuse of rhetoric by Don Quixote

This work of research aims to elucidate the structure and meaning of the "Quixotic rhetoric", that is, persistent patterns in the protagonistâs delivery of discourses. Through a close reading of select episodes in the novel, the study explores their style, structure, with a particular attention devoted both to their connections to the rhetorical thought of Renaissance Spain and departures from the rhetorical tenets of the time. This thesis is focused on the following questions: 1) How exactly do Don Quixoteâs discourses function (and/or fail to function)? What are the mechanisms used by Cervantes to create an impression of the protagonistâs rhetorical competence (or lack thereof)? How do the audienceâs reaction, narratorâs comments, and further developments show that a particular speech is effective (ineffective)? Are there any discernible patterns in Don Quixoteâs discourses that consistently lead him to rhetorical triumph or failure? 2) How does Don Quixote depart from the rhetorical rules and expectations of the Spanish Golden Age? What do the subject and style of his discourses have in common with the rhetorical thought of of his day, and âspecialisedâ forms of rhetoric in particular (forensic, courtly, religious, etc.)? How does moving beyond the typical confines of rhetorical discourse affect the audienceâs (and the readerâs) perception? 3) To what extent does the nature of Don Quixote as a work of fiction, and a putative originator of the novelistic genre, affect its representation of rhetorical discourse? Is the mad hidalgoâs mishandling of rhetorical rules a satire of rhetoric as a whole? What is the meaning of the protagonistâs use (and misuse) of rhetoric for the relationship between rhetoric and the novel?</p

The use and misuse of rhetoric by Don Quixote

This work of research aims to elucidate the structure and meaning of the "Quixotic rhetoric", that is, persistent patterns in the protagonist’s delivery of discourses. Through a close reading of select episodes in the novel, the study explores their style, structure, with a particular attention devoted both to their connections to the rhetorical thought of Renaissance Spain and departures from the rhetorical tenets of the time. This thesis is focused on the following questions: 1) How exactly do Don Quixote’s discourses function (and/or fail to function)? What are the mechanisms used by Cervantes to create an impression of the protagonist’s rhetorical competence (or lack thereof)? How do the audience’s reaction, narrator’s comments, and further developments show that a particular speech is effective (ineffective)? Are there any discernible patterns in Don Quixote’s discourses that consistently lead him to rhetorical triumph or failure? 2) How does Don Quixote depart from the rhetorical rules and expectations of the Spanish Golden Age? What do the subject and style of his discourses have in common with the rhetorical thought of of his day, and “specialised” forms of rhetoric in particular (forensic, courtly, religious, etc.)? How does moving beyond the typical confines of rhetorical discourse affect the audience’s (and the reader’s) perception? 3) To what extent does the nature of Don Quixote as a work of fiction, and a putative originator of the novelistic genre, affect its representation of rhetorical discourse? Is the mad hidalgo’s mishandling of rhetorical rules a satire of rhetoric as a whole? What is the meaning of the protagonist’s use (and misuse) of rhetoric for the relationship between rhetoric and the novel?</p

Apuntes sobre las “páginas moscovitas” de la «Peregrinación del mundo» (1680) de Pedro Cubero Sebastián

The article analyses the Russia-related information contained in chapters XXI-XXVI of Peregrinación del mundo (1680), a travelogue by the Spanish missionary and traveller Pedro Cubero Sebastián. These include rare eyewitness accounts of the diplomatic ceremony, the life of Russian peasants, non-Russian peoples of the Volga region, and Catholic foreigners in Muscovy, and much moreEl artículo analiza la información sobre Rusia contenida en los capítulos XXI-XXVI de la Peregrinación del mundo (1680) de Pedro Сubero Sebastián, misionero y viajero español. Estos incluyen relatos raros de un testigo presencial de la ceremonia diplomática, la vida de los campesinos rusos, así como la de las etnias de la región del Volga y de los extranjeros católicos en Moscovia, y mucho má