Mikhail Mikhaylovich Pomortsev (July 24, 1851, Vasilyevshchina – July 2, 1916, all n.s.) was a Russian military officer,

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and engineer. He invented a

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in 1894. A lunar crater Pomortsev is named after him. One of the pioneers in the field of Russian aeronautics and rocketry, Pomortsev conducted research into solid-propellant rockets in the early 20th century. In his military career, Pomortsev reached the rank of Artillery General; he taught at the

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in St Petersburg.''Konstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky: The Pioneering Rocket Scientist and His Cosmic Philosophy Philosophy''
By Daniel H. Shubin (2016)

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'', 3rd edition 1969–1978 (Russian) 1851 births 1916 deaths People from Parfinsky District Russian meteorologists Russian geographers Russian engineers Russian inventors Imperial Russian Army generals {{Russia-engineer-stub