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Mikhail Vasilʹevich Lomonosov

Also known as

Mikhail Vasilevich LomonosovМихаил Васильевич ЛомоносовMīkhaīl Vasīlʹevīch Lomonosov

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Russian: Михаил (Михайло) Васильевич Ломоносов) was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art, philology, optical devices and others. The founder of modern geology, Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.

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  • WikidataQ58720
  • ISNI0000000122795228
  • Open LibraryOL740809A

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  • Early works to 1800 (9)
  • Russia (6)
  • Russian language (6)
  • History (6)
  • Grammar (5)
  • Elizabeth Empress of Russia (1709-1762) (4)
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Books by Mikhail Vasilʹevich Lomonosov

Total count: 99