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Domingos Vandelli (1735-1816) e a mina carvão do Cabo Mondego
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RESUMO: No presente estudo contextualizam-se e abordam-se alguns aspetos da contribuição de Domingos Vandelli para o conhecimento e exploração do jazigo de carvão do Cabo Mondego no último quartel do século XVIII. Elege como principais fontes, dois manuscritos de sua autoria, um deles inédito, onde se explicam os contornos da sua aproximação e afastamento dos trabalhos mineiros, e as orientações técnicas fornecidas ao oficial do Exército português nomeado, em 1773, pelo Secretário de Estado Martinho de Melo e Castro para conduzir as pesquisas e a exploração da mina. Sublinha-se o facto de que a escolha de um homem de Ciência para acompanhar a mina, denota o reconhecimento da importância estratégica do carvão no almejado desenvolvimento industrial do país.
ABSTRACT: This study contextualises and discusses some aspects of Domingos Vandelli's contribution to the knowledge and exploitation of the Cabo Mondego coal deposit in the last quarter of the 18th century. Its main sources are two manuscripts written by him, one of them unpublished, which explain the contours of his approach to and departure from mining works, and the technical guidelines given to the Portuguese Army officer appointed in 1773 by the minister Martinho de Melo e Castro to conduct the mine's research and exploration. It should be emphasised that the choice of a man of science to accompany the mine denotes recognition of the strategic importance of coal in the country's desired industrial development.
ABSTRACT: This study contextualises and discusses some aspects of Domingos Vandelli's contribution to the knowledge and exploitation of the Cabo Mondego coal deposit in the last quarter of the 18th century. Its main sources are two manuscripts written by him, one of them unpublished, which explain the contours of his approach to and departure from mining works, and the technical guidelines given to the Portuguese Army officer appointed in 1773 by the minister Martinho de Melo e Castro to conduct the mine's research and exploration. It should be emphasised that the choice of a man of science to accompany the mine denotes recognition of the strategic importance of coal in the country's desired industrial development.
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Domingos Vandelli Martinho de Melo e Castro Mina de carvão Cabo Mondego Portugal Domenico Vandelli Coal mine Cape Mondego
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Brandão, J.M. (2024) Domingos Vandelli (1735-1816) e a mina carvão do Cabo Mondego. In: Comunicações Geológicas, 2024, vol. 111, nº 1, p. 11-20. https://doi.org/10.34637/k2fs-sm05
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LNEG - Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia