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Y. Ryabov – Celestial Mechanics

How do the heavenly bodies move, and how are these movements related to one another? What forces of nature govern such motions? We now come to another jewel of a book titled Celestial Mechanics by Y. Ryabov. This book discusses … Continue reading

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Yakov Perelman – Figures For Fun

We now come to another book by Yakov Perelman called Figures for Fun. Again this work went through a lot of editions and was translated into many Indian languages. From the Preface To read and enjoy this book it will … Continue reading

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Yakov Perelman – Algebra Can Be Fun

We now come to Algebra can be fun by Yakov Perelman. This book has been translated into many Indian Languages. As with other Perelman books this book also has many editions. From the Preface This is not an easy-reading text … Continue reading

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Yakov Perelman – Astronomy for Entertainment

Continuing with Yakov Perelman, we now come to Astronomy for Entertainment. This is a book that I have read as a digital copy only. I do not know if there are any translations in Indian languages, but I know of … Continue reading

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Yakov Perelman – Physics for Entertainment

We now come to Physics for Entertainment by Yakov Perelman. This was one of the first physics books that I have read. The book as was noted in the earlier post has been translated in various Indian languages. These are … Continue reading

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Yakov Perelman – Fun with Maths and Physics

We have talked about Yakov Perelman in detail in an earlier post. We now see one of the wonderful works of him titled Fun with Maths and Physics. This particular edition was compiled by I. I. Prusakov and was translated … Continue reading

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Universal Physical Constants

In this post we will see a wonderful little book titled Universal Physical Constants by O. P. Spiridonov.This is a book that deals with history of science in a wonderful way. There are six stories to be told about the … Continue reading

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Misha!

Many of us have pleasant and unforgettable memories of reading Misha – The Chidlren’s Illustrated Monthly. And suddenly all of them seem to have disappeared. They are no where to be found. I have found two issues of Misha while … Continue reading

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Updates…

Have reloaded a better version of Questions and Answers in School Physics by Lev Tarasov and Aldina Tarasova. This is a better cleaned, OCRed, bookmarked (~ 14 MB). Password, if needed: mirtitles

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Updates…

The link for All About The Telescope has been updated. This is a major revision from the earlier link, in terms of quality. The download size is about ~118 MB. Update 2: gnv64 has made a (much) smaller version of … Continue reading

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