Lomonosov (disambiguation)
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- Mikhail LomonosovMikhail LomonosovMikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was a Russian polymath, scientist and writer, who made important contributions to literature, education, and science. Among his discoveries was the atmosphere of Venus. His spheres of science were natural science, chemistry, physics, mineralogy, history, art,...
, (1711-1765), a polymathPolymathA polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable...
and writer of Imperial Russia
- Named after Mikhail Lomonosov:
- Lomonosov, RussiaLomonosov, RussiaLomonosov is a municipal town in Petrodvortsovy District of the federal city of St. Petersburg, Russia, situated on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, west of St. Petersburg proper. Population:...
, (formerly Oranienbaum) - M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia's largest university
- Lomonosov BridgeLomonosov BridgeLomonosov Bridge across the Fontanka River is the best preserved of towered movable bridges that used to be typical for Saint Petersburg in the 18th century....
, bridge across the Fontanka River in Saint Petersburg, Russia - Lomonosov RidgeLomonosov RidgeThe Lomonosov Ridge is an unusual underwater ridge of continental crust in the Arctic Ocean. It spans 1800 km from the New Siberian Islands, as it is part of Eurasia, over the central part of the ocean to Ellesmere Island of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The width of the Lomonosov Ridge varies...
, underwater oceanic ridge in the Arctic Ocean - Lomonosov (lunar crater)Lomonosov (lunar crater)Lomonosov is a lunar crater that is located just behind the western limb of the Moon. It is almost attached to the east-northeastern outer rim of the larger crater Joliot, and overlies the southern rim of Maxwell...
, lunar crater located just behind the western limb of the Moon - Lomonosov (Martian crater)Lomonosov (Martian crater)Lomonosov is a medium crater on Mars, with a diameter close to 150 km. It is located in the Martian northern plains north of the planet's equator. Since it is large and found close to the boundary between the Mare Acidalium quadrangle and the Mare Boreum quadrangle, it is found on both maps...
, medium crater on Mars - Lomonosov Gold MedalLomonosov Gold MedalThe Lomonosov Gold Medal, named after Russian scientist and polymath Mikhail Lomonosov, is awarded each year since 1959 for outstanding achievements in the natural sciences and the humanities by the USSR Academy of Sciences and later the Russian Academy of Sciences . Two medals are awarded...
, annual award given by the Russian Academy of Sciences - Iurii Vladimirovich LomonosovIurii Vladimirovich LomonosovYury Vladimirovich Lomonosov was a Russian railway engineer and a leading figure in the development of Russian Railways in the early 20th century. He was best known for design and construction of the world's first operationally successful mainline diesel locomotive, which was completed in 1924 and...
, (1876-1952), Russian railway engineer - Lomonosov GroupLomonosov GroupLomonosov Group is a volcanic group of cinder cones located in the southern part of Paramushir Island, Kuril Islands, Russia.- References :*...
, volcanic group in the Kuril Islands - Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, a Russian producer of fine ceramics
- The Academician Lomonosov, a Russian floating nuclear power stationRussian floating nuclear power stationFloating nuclear power stations are vessels projected by Rosatom that present self-contained, low-capacity, floating nuclear power plants...
currently under construction
- Lomonosov, Russia