According to the decision of Empress Maria Theresa on December 13, 1762, the High Mining School with the Department of Chemistry, Mineralogy and Metallurgy was established in 1763 in Banská Štiavnica, whose first Professor was Mikuláš Jozef Jacquin. Three years later, the Department of Mathematics, Mechanics and Hydraulics was created with the first professor, Mikuláš … Continue reading Banská Štiavnica (Selmecbánya), Slovakia