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Little Mathematics Library – Areas and Logarithms

Posted on September 5, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Areas and Logarithms by A. I. Markushevich in the  Little Mathematics Library. We have already seen his remarkable book titled Remarkable Curves . This book offers a geometric theory of logarithms, in which (natural) logarithms are represented … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Algebraic Equations of Arbitrary Degrees

Posted on September 5, 2012 by damitr

After a long gap we start again with the Little Mathematics Library series. The first one that we see is Algebraic Equations of Arbitrary Degrees by A. G. Kurosh. This booklet is a revision of the author’s lecture to high … Continue reading →

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Radar Made Easy – Razmakhnin

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Radar Made Easy by M. Razamkhnin. This book is an attempt to explain the working of radar and its applications, leaving out the gruesome mathematics. Though most of the applications that the author talks about are related … Continue reading →

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The Riddles of Three Oceans – Kondratov

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a book titled The Riddles of Three Oceans by Alexander Kondratov. As the title suggests the book is about mysteries which are scattered throughout the three major oceans, namely, Atlantic, Pacific and the Indian. In this … Continue reading →

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Matter and Man – Vasilyev, Stanyukovich

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We come to a book by M. Vasilyev, K. Stanyukovich titled Matter and Man. The book talks about the various aspects of matter and how man (humans!) has come to control them and use them. The book thematically explores solids, … Continue reading →

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Metals and Man – Vasilyev

Posted on September 4, 2012 by damitr

We come to a book by M. Vasilyev whose book Matter and Man we saw earlier. This book is similarly titled Metals and Man. There is another Vasilyev, namely N. B. Vasilyev, whose book with V.L. Gutenmacher titled Straight Lines … Continue reading →

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Some Good News…

Posted on August 7, 2012 by damitr

We have not been posting for some time, but here is some good news for the future. Got hold of following books recently: Lev Tarasov – The World is Built on Probability Ju. A. Schreider – Equality, Resemblance and Order … Continue reading →

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Tarasov and Tarasova – Magnet Links

Posted on July 22, 2012 by damitr

Magnet links / torrents have been created for books of Lev Tarasov and Aldina Tarasova. You can find them at the links below: Lev Tarasov – Calculus – Basic Concepts for High Scools here. Lev Tarasov – Laser Age in … Continue reading →

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Probabilities of the Quantum World – Daniel Danin

Posted on July 21, 2012 by damitr

What can take place of a particular interpretation? Only another interpretation – nothing else. We now come to Daniel Danin‘s book titled Probabilities of the Quantum World. The book traces the history of ideas in the conceptual development of Quantum … Continue reading →

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World View!

Posted on July 11, 2012 by damitr

We have gone global now. Initially mostly people from India (though, even now they are majority) landed on the site, but now people from (almost) all parts of the world are visiting us! Just look at the visitor charts compiled … Continue reading →

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