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Mikhail Lomonosov

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arXiv2024

Mikhail Lomonosov: Oration on the Origin of Light

Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765) was the eminent Russian polymath and a towering figure of the European Enlightenment. This English translation of Mikhail Lomonosov seminal work "Oration on the Origin of Light " draws from its original Russian and Latin sources. It is part of a series of English translations of nine most significant scientific treatises, all of which Lomonosov himself compiled in the volume titled Lomonosow Opera Academica, intended for dissemination among European Academies.

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arXiv2024

Mikhail Lomonosov: Oration on Benefits of Chemistry

Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765) was a Russian polymath and one of the giants of the European Enlightenment. This English translation of his seminal work Oration on Benefits of Chemistry continues the series of translations of nine most important scientific works, which were included by Lomonosov himself in the convolute Lomonosow Opera Academica and sent for distribution among scientific Academies in Europe.

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arXiv2024

Mikhail Lomonosov: Oration on the Birth of Metals by Earth's Tremor

This English translation of seminal work of Russian polymath Mikhail Lomonosov. It is derived from its Russian and Latin originals (1757) and continues the series of English translations of Lomonosov nine most important scientific works, which were included by Lomonosov himself in the convolute Lomonosow Opera Academica sent for distribution among Academies in Europe.

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arXiv2021

Mikhail Lomonosov. Panegyric to the Sovereign Emperor Peter the Great (1755). Panegyric to Empress Elizabeth (1749). English translations with footnotes and commentaries by V.Shiltsev

One of Russia most prominent Enlightenment figures, Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765) was a polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to physics, chemistry, astronomy, literature and education. Among his discoveries were the atmosphere of Venus and the law of conservation of mass in chemical reactions. These Panegyrics to Peter the Great and to Empress Elisabeth, written and read in 1755 and 1749, correspodingly, continue the series of English translations of Mikhail Lomonosov seminal works which were included by himself in the convolute Lomonosow Opera Academica intended for distribution among European Academies.

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