Author Archives: damitr

Chemical Elements: How They Were Discovered

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

We now come to another book by D. N. Trifonov and V. D. Trifonov  on history of chemistry titled Chemical Elements: How They Were Discovered. In this book we shall describe how the alphabet of chemistry has been designed and … Continue reading →

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Elementary Order: Mendeleev’s Periodic System

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

In this post we look at another book by I. V. Petryanov and D. N. Trifonov (whom we have met earlier in a Science for Everyone book titled Silhouttes of Chemistry) This book traces the history of development of periodic … Continue reading →

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Experiments Without Explosions

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

We now see another wonderful book in chemistry titled Experiments Without Explosions by O. M. Olgin. The book consists of six parts. The first part contains advice on how to set up a home laboratory, and preliminary instructions that are … Continue reading →

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On Rare and Scattered Metals – Venetsky

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

In this post we will see a book titled On Rare and Scattered Metals by S. Venetsky, which is a sort of sequel to the book titled Tales About Metals. This book tells about some rare metals (including those called … Continue reading →

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Updates…

Posted on June 21, 2012 by damitr

Following links have been updated some improvements from original files, check and report any errors if any: Science for Everyone – Aptitude Test Problems in Physics Science for Everyone – Differential Equations in Applications Science for Everyone – Electrons and Crystals … Continue reading →

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Updates: Tarasov and Tarasova

Posted on June 21, 2012 by damitr

Following links to Tarasov’s books have been updated. Science for Everyone – Discussions on Refraction of Light – L. V. Tarasov, A. N. Tarasova Calculus – Basic Concepts for High Schools – L. V. Tarasov, another version of Calculus here … Continue reading →

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The Extraordinary Properties of Ordinary Solutions

Posted on June 21, 2012 by damitr

 I, too, invite you to share my amazement at the extraordinary, extremely extraordinary properties of ordinary solutions. We now come to an interesting book on chemistry titled Extraordinary Properties of Ordinary Solutions by Yu. Ya. Fialkov. Why is it that the … Continue reading →

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FAQs

Posted on June 16, 2012 by damitr

Answers to some Frequently-Asked-Questions What is the password needed to open archives? The password (unless mentioned otherwise), if needed is: mirtitles The archive does not open or reports to be corrupted. Try downloading the file again, if the error persists … Continue reading →

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Physical Problems for Robinsons – Lange

Posted on June 1, 2012 by damitr

In some of the problems given in this book we offer the use of what seem to be utterly unsuitable instruments and objects in order to determine various quantities. The problems, however, can be solved if these objects are applied … Continue reading →

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Kutepov, Rubanov – Problems in Geometry

Posted on May 24, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a problem book in Geometry by A. Kupteov and A. Rubanov titled Problems in Geometry. Earlier we had seen two problem books in Plane Geometry and Solid Geometry in the Science for Everyone Series. From the … Continue reading →

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