Essays about: "early modern state"

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1. 1. Effect of temperature on early stage adhesion during TiAlN sliding against Inconel 718 and Stainless steel 316L : High temperature tribology

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för teknikvetenskap och matematik

   Author : Ahsan Ali; [2023]
   Keywords : High temperature tribology; Early-stage adhesion; Adhesive wear; Friction; Wear resistant coatings; Physical vapour deposition PVD coatings; TiAlN; Tungsten carbide WC Co ; Difficult to machine super alloys; Inconel 718; Stainless steel 316L; High-performance materials; Abrasion; Oxidation; Chipping; Ploughing; Characterization;

   Abstract : High-performance materials such as stainless steels and nickel based super alloys are widely used in demanding applications where high mechanical and thermal properties are required. The applications of super alloys are mainly found in jet engines, power plants and gas turbines demanding high fatigue strength, corrosion and oxidation resistance as well as wear resistant properties. READ MORE

3. 2. The Heraldry of the Vasa Dynasty : Coats of arms as propaganda tools in conflicts with the outside world and within the family

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för samhälls- och kulturvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Björn Fridén; [2023]
   Keywords : Heraldry; History; Early modern history; Vasa Dynasty; Propaganda; State formation; Nobility; Royalty; Sweden; Finland;

   Abstract : During the rule of the house of Vasa 1523-1654, Sweden saw a vastly increased output of new government heraldry and official symbols. This thesis investigates the political motives behind the creation of these symbols and their use as propaganda tools as part of the formation of the Swedish state. READ MORE

4. 3. Negotiating Political Power on Bornholm : The Anonymous Philander Letter and the Response of the Danish Absolutist State, 1737–1739

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Matthías Aron Ólafsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Social history; early modern state; absolutism; Denmark; Bornholm; commissions; interaction; negotiation; political power; political culture;

   Abstract : This thesis studies the negotiation of political power between the Danish absolutist state, the local government on Bornholm, and its subjects there during the winter of 1738–1739. The aim is to better understand how political power was negotiated in a peripheral region of an early modern state, but also to explore what caused this interaction to begin with and why its eventual outcome was a compromise by the state. READ MORE

5. 4. Historical mining of Fe-Ca ore in Garpenberg, Sweden. : A study based on lake sediment geochemistry from Finnhytte-dammsjön.

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för ekologi, miljö och geovetenskap

   Author : Morgan Eliasson; [2023]
   Keywords : Paleolimnology; Lake sediment; XRF; Garpenberg; Mining history;

   Abstract : It is well established that mining and metallurgy on a larger scale in Sweden originated in Bergslagen. The historical mining district Garpenberg in Bergslagen presently show the oldest signs of mining in Sweden (2300 BP) based on a study of a lake sediment profile from Gruvsjön. READ MORE

6. 5. "Diss ist der Mann, der helfen kann"* : Swedish protection-selling in German illustrated broadsheets, 1630-1633.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Historiska institutionen

   Author : Kristoffer Bertilsson; [2023]
   Keywords : Jan Glete; protection-selling; the fiscal-military state; early modern period; propaganda; illustrated broadsheets; 17th century; the Thirty Years’ War; Gustav II Adolf; Johann Tserclaes Tilly; confessionalism.;

   Abstract : This study examines German illustrated broadsheets that were manufactured and published in the Holy Roman Empire between 1630-1633. They were part of a pro-Swedish media campaign launched soon after the arrival of the Swedish king Gustav II Adolf and the Swedish army in the Holy Roman Empire in June 1630 with the intention to legitimate the Swedish king’s presence in the Holy Roman Empire. READ MORE