Michał Jan Hube
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Michał Jan Hube (1737–1807) was a Polish physicist and educator who authored books for the
National Education Commission The Commission of National Education (, KEN, ) was the central educational authority in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, created by the Sejm and King Stanisław August Poniatowski, Stanisław II August on October 14, 1773. Because of its ...
. He was born in
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and held early jobs in that city,
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, and with King Stanisław Augustus. ''
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'' mentions him as the headmaster of the Collegium Nobilium, and historian lists him as the director of the Corps of Cadets. Some of his scientific work was also performed in
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.Möller, D. (2020). ''History, Change and Sustainability''. Germany: De Gruyter. p. 58. .


Works

* (1783) ''Wstęp do fizyki dla szkół narodowych'' * (1791) ''Listy fizyczne, czyli nauka przyrodzenia'' * (1792) ''Fizyka dla szkół narodowych''


See also

* Society for Elementary Books


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hube, Michał Jan 1737 births 1807 deaths People from Toruń Polish educators 18th-century Polish–Lithuanian physicists 19th-century Polish physicists