Mikhail Lomonosov: Discourse on Greater Accuracy of Navigation
History and Philosophy of Physics
2024-04-30 v1
Abstract
Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765) is the eminent Russian polymath and a towering figure of the European Enlightenment. This English translation of his seminal work Discourse on Greater Accuracy of Navigation concludes the 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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2404.18885,
title = {Mikhail Lomonosov: Discourse on Greater Accuracy of Navigation},
author = {Mikahil Lomonosov and Vladimir Shiltsev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.18885},
year = {2024}
}
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45 pages, 28 figures