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Tsentralnyy okrug in Moskva, Russia — Россия (Eastern Europe or Northern Asia)
 

Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev

 
 
Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Charles Berman, November 29, 2021
1. Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev Marker
Inscription.  
В этом здании с 1904 года по 1911 год работал выдаюшийся русский физик Петр Николаевич Лебедев

(English translation:)
In this building from 1904 to 1911 worked the outstanding Russian physicist Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.
 
Location. 55° 45.332′ N, 37° 36.773′ E. Marker is in Tsentralnyy okrug, Moskva. It is on Mokhovaya Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Mokhovaya Street 19, Tsentralnyy okrug, Moskva 12500-9, Russia. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the Pacific Rim. Historically, it finds
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itself in what was once the Soviet Union and also the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Aleksandr Pushkin (here, next to this marker); Terrorist Act of 9 December 2003 (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Memorials to Military Glory (about 210 meters away); Resurrection Gates of Kitai-Gorod (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); D. Sόkhbaatar (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Nikolskaya (St Nicholas’) Tower (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); City Duma Building (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); First Battle of Revolutionary Soldiers - Dvintses with Junkers (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tsentralnyy okrug.
 
Also see . . .  Pyotr Lebedev (Wikipedia).
Overview: Pyotr Nikolaevich Lebedev (Russian: Пётр Никола́евич Ле́бедев; 24 February 1866 – 1 March 1912) was a Russian physicist. His name was also transliterated as Peter Lebedew and Peter Lebedev. Lebedev was the creator of the
Peter Lebedev image. Click for full size.
A. Steiker (courtesy Caltech Images Collection (Paul Epstein Papers)), circa 1905
2. Peter Lebedev
first scientific school in Russia.
(Submitted on July 24, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York.) 
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York. This page has been viewed 190 times since then and 30 times this year. Last updated on December 9, 2025, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos:   1. submitted on July 24, 2024, by Charles Berman of Binghamton, New York.   2. submitted on July 24, 2024. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
 
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