  Mikhail Lomonosov (1711-1765) was a Russian polymath and one of the giants of
the European Enlightenment. This English translation of his seminal work
Oration on Benefits of Chemistry continues the series of translations of nine
most important scientific works, which were included by Lomonosov himself in
the convolute Lomonosow Opera Academica and sent for distribution among
scientific Academies in Europe.
