Lomonosov facts for kids

The name Lomonosov (Ломоно́сов) may refer to:

• Mikhail Lomonosov, (1711-1765), a polymath and writer of Imperial Russia

Named after Mikhail Lomonosov:

• Lomonosov, Russia, (known as Oranienbaum before 1948)
• M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia's largest university
• Lomonosov Bridge, bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia
• Lomonosov Ridge, underwater oceanic ridge in the Arctic Ocean
• Lomonosov (lunar crater), lunar crater located just behind the western limb of the Moon
• Lomonosov (Martian crater), medium crater on Mars
• Lomonosov Gold Medal, annual award given by the Russian Academy of Sciences

• Iurii Vladimirovich Lomonosov, (1876-1952), Russian railway engineer
• Lomonosov Group, volcanic group in the Kuril Islands
• Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, a Russian producer of fine ceramics
• The Academician Lomonosov, a Russian floating nuclear power station being built at the moment

Images for kids

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  The Lomonosov house in Marburg, Germany.

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  The most grandiose of Lomonosov's mosaics depicts the Battle of Poltava.

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  A first ever spring-driven coaxial rotor

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  Catherine II of Russia visits Mikhail Lomonosov in 1764. 1884 painting by Ivan Feodorov.

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  Diagrams from Mikhail Lomonosov's "The Appearance of Venus on the Sun, Observed at the St. Petersburg Imperial Academy of Sciences on 26 May 1761"

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  Grave of Lomonosov in Lazarevskoe Cemetery, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Saint Petersburg

See also

In Spanish: Mijaíl Lomonósov para niños