Lomonosov. A nugget from Russian soil

Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov is the greatest figure of Russian science. He was compared with Leonardo da Vinci and Peter I, called the heir to the ancient philosophers and the father of scientists of the new time. Talented physicist and chemist, astronomer and geologist, master of instrument making, geographer, historian - he is alone, according to A. S. Pushkin, He himself was our university. The creator of the new literary language, Lomonosov inspired for creativity not one generation of Russian writers. The scientist acted as the first Russian master of the mosaic business - the paintings laid out by him indicate an extraordinary artistic talent of the author. How he was - a man of such different tanks, leaving a bright mark in the history of his state, this book tells