Category Archives: astronomy

Selected Questions and Problems in Physics – Gladkova, Kutylovskaya

Posted on November 16, 2015 by

In this post we will see Selected Questions and Problems in Physics  by R. Gladkova and N. Kutylovskaya. About the book This collection of questions and problems in physics is in ­ tended for the students of correspondence courses and evening classes in … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors – Klimov

Posted on November 25, 2013 by

In this post we will see Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors by A. Klimov. About the book: The book covers different aspects of nuclear physics. In chapters 1 to 4 basics of nuclear physics and interactions of elementary particles are … Continue reading →

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Something Called Nothing – Podolny

Posted on November 24, 2013 by

The present book relates the history of views, the development of ideas, often ones that are still in the making. In this post we will see a book about nothing! The curios title of the book is Something Called Nothing … Continue reading →

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The Space Age – Shkolenko

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

In this post we will see The Space Age by Yuri Shkolenko The author, Yu. A. Shkolenko, is a doctor of philosophy and a journalist. In his book he has com-bined reflections on the fundamental processes occurring in the space … Continue reading →

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A Spaceship In Orbit – Kolesnikov, Glazkov

Posted on August 14, 2013 by

In this post we will see A Spaceship In Orbit by Yu.V. Kolesnikov, Yu. N. Glazkov “What lies ahead of you is the investigation of the crater-gnawed Moon and the landing on Mars. You are expected to penetrate into the … Continue reading →

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Space Adventures From Your Home – Rabiza

Posted on June 13, 2013 by

In this post we will see a children’s book on experiments on space travel titled Space Adventures in Your Home by F. Rabiza Space Adventures in Your Home will help you perform experiments on your own. Of course, this book … Continue reading →

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In the Search for Beauty – Smilga

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

In an earlier post we have seen a wonderful book on special relativity titled Relativity and Man by V. Smilga. In that post, it was pointed out another book by this wonderful author titled In theSearch for Beauty, which has … Continue reading →

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