Задание

Read the text. Answer the question 'In what century was Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov born?'

The Russian scientist Mikhail Vasilievich Lomonosov was born in 1711 in the village of Denisovka near the town of Kholmogory, Arkhangelsk Gubernia, in the ordinary peasant family of fisherman. As soon as he learned to read, little Mikhail read all the books he could get in his village. At the age of 17 he left his native place and made his way to Moscow. In Moscow he successfully entered the Slav-Greek-Latin Academy, the only higher educational institution in Moscow at that time. Neither conditions of work nor material difficulties discouraged young Lomonosov. His brilliant capabilities and hard work enabled him to complete the seven-grade curriculum of the Academy in four years. A year later he came to Saint Petersburg, and then was sent abroad to study metallurgy and mining. In 1741, after his return to Russia, Lomonosov became a Professor of Chemistry and a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Lomonosov was a man of unusual abilities. He made great achievements in the spheres of physics, chemistry, astronomy, geology, geography, linguistics and history. Among the numerous discoveries of Lomonosov was the Law of the Conservation of Mass. Lomonosov himself considered chemistry his “main profession”, but he was at the same time the first Russian physicist. He gave all his energy to the promotion of Russian science. In 1755 thanks to his efforts the Moscow University was founded. The university became a major centre of Russian enlightenment and science. Mikhail Lomonosov was the most famous person in the 18th century. He died in 1765 at the age of 54.

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