Mikhail Lomonosov
Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (; |a=Ru-Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov.ogg}}; – ) 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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