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[Submitted on 28 Apr 2024]
Title:Mikhail Lomonosov: Oration on the Origin of Light
View PDFAbstract: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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