Stories about Peter the Great. Nartov A.K.

Andrey Konstantinovich Martov-a Russian scientist, mechanic and sculptor, state adviser, member of the Academy of Sciences (1723-1756), inventor of a turning and engine-cutting machine with a mechanized caliper and a set of replaceable gear wheels.

around 1718 The king sent Nartov on a trip to Prussia, Holland, France and England to improve turning art and “acquire knowledge in mechanics and mathematics”, and upon returning from abroad he instructed him to head his turning, which he soon expanded and replenished with new machines, exported and discharged by him from abroad. Nartov’s relationship with Peter the Great was very close: the turning was next to the royal chambers and often served as the king’s cabinet.