NIKOLAI IVANOVICH LOBACHEVSKY (1792-1856)

1.N.I. Lobachevsky is a great Russian mathematician and the creator of non-Euclidean geometry.

2.He was born on December 1, 1792 in Nizhni Novgorod in a poor family. When N. Lobachevsky was a child his father died and the family moved to Kazan.

3.There the boy learned at the gymnasium from 1802 to 1807 and in 1807 he entered Kazan University.

4.At the University N.I. Lobachevsky spent the next forty years of his life as a student, professor and rector.

5.Lobachevsky became interested in mathematics when he was still a schoolboy and he remained true to this science all his life long.

6.Lobachevsky did a lot to make Kazan University a first-rate educational institution of that time.

7.At the same time he made extensive researches into mathematics.

8.On February 23, 1826 a great event took place at Kazan University.

9.N.I. Lobachevsky presented a paper “A Brief Outline of the Principles of Geometry”.

10.That day a new geometrical system the so-called non-Euclidean geometry was born.

11.In the paper he attacked the theory which was the basis of geometry for 2, 000 years and made a real revolution in mathematics.

12.In the years that followed Lobachevsky wrote a number of works in the field of algebra and mathematical analysis.

13.But they were recognized only twelve years after his death.

13. Lobachevsky's ideas greatly influenced the development not only of geometry and other mathematical sciences, but also mechanics, physics and astronomy.

 

II. Найдите соответствия между словами в правой и левой колонках:

1. Be born	a.Поступать
2. Move	b.Проводить
3. Enter	c.Происходить
4. Spend	d.Представлять
5. Take place	e.Следовать
6. Remain	f.Родиться
7. Present	g.Влиять
8. Follow	h.Переезжать
9. Recognize	i.Признавать
10. Influence	j.Оставаться

 

III. Согласитесь (Yes, it is true) или опровергните (No, it is false) данные утверждения. Если они не соответствуют тексту, дайте правильный вариант:

1.Lobachevsky is the creator of geometry.

2.Lobachevsky studied at Moscow University.

3.Lobachevsky was the rector of Kazan University.

4.All his life Lobachevsky was interested in physics.

5.The so-called non-Euclidean physics was born when Lobachevsky presented his paper “A Brief Outline of the Principles of Geometry”.

6.Lobachevsky made a revolution in geometry.

7.Lobachevsky’s works were recognized during his life.

8.Lobachevsky’s ideas influenced mechanics, astronomy and physics.

 

IV. Ответьте на вопросы.

1.What is Lobachevsky?

2.When and where was Lobachevsky born?

3.What university did Lobachevsky enter in 1807?

4.What did Lobachevsky do at Kazan University?

5.What sciences was Lobachevsky interested in?

6.What science was born due to Lobachevsky’s research?

7.Were Lobachevsky’s works recognized during his life?

8.What sciences did Lobachevsky’s ideas influence?