MIKHAIL VASILYEVICH LOMONOSOV


Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov
  • Born: November 19, 1711
  • Died: April 15, 1765
  • Nationality: Russian
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Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov 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. Lomonosov was also a poet and influenced the formation of the modern Russian literary language.