Mikhail Lomonosov: Oration on the Origin of Light
History and Philosophy of Physics
2024-04-30 v1
Abstract
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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@article{arxiv.2404.18250,
title = {Mikhail Lomonosov: Oration on the Origin of Light},
author = {Mikhail Lomonosov and Vladimir Shiltsev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.18250},
year = {2024}
}
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22 pages, 1 figure