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Category Archives: astronomy
Collection of Problems on the Dynamics of a Point in a Central Force Field – Polyakhova
In this post, we will see the book by Ye. N. Polyakhova titled Collection of Problems on the Dynamics of a Point in a Central Force Field. About the book The collection is a detailed selection of problems on the … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, NASA Technical Translations, physics, problem books
Tagged astrodyamics, central forces, classical mechanics, energy, gravity, kepler's laws, orbits, physics, problems
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Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth (Science for Everyone) – Voitkevich
In this post, we will see the book Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth by G.V. Voitkevich. Earlier, we had seen Origin and Development of Life on Earth by the same author, which can be seen as a companion … Continue reading
The Magic of Galaxies and Stars – Gurevich, Chernin
In this post, we will see the book The Magic of Galaxies and Stars L. E. Gurevich and A. D. Chernin About the book This book is ideal for those who wish to start learning about the intriguing modem concepts of … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, history, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet, used books
Tagged astronomy, astrophysics, big bang, binary stars, book stores, clusters, cosmogony, cosmology, evolution, expansion, galaxies, gas clouds, general relativity, gravity, hidden mass, large scale structure, mir publishers, protogalaxies, stars, turbulence, universe, used books
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The Minor Planets – Zigel
In this post, we will see the book The Minor Planet by F. Zigel. About the book Studies of the asteroids and their relationship to meteroids and comets are discussed, and details are given on the more interesting asteroids. Direct astronomical observation … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, physics, science, soviet
Tagged asteroid belt, asteroids, astronomy, composition, eros, hermes, icarus, meteors, minor planets, observational, orbit, phaeton, space, tektites, three body problem, trojan group
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Wonders of the Night Sky – Zigel
In this post, we will see the book Wonders of the Night Sky by F. Zigel. About the book This is a book about astronomical observations of the night sky. At an elementary level it tells about unusual stars, star clusters and … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, mir books, mir publishers, science
Tagged astronomy, constellations, identification, mir publishers, names, night sky, observations, planets, sky, sky maps, stars, sun, telescopes
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A picture book of astronomy – Levin, Radlova
In this post, we will see A picture book of astronomy by Boris Levin and Lidia Radlova. About the book The book has several topics in basic astronomy in the form of questions and answers (total 16). Each question is … Continue reading
How people discovered the Shape of the Earth – Tomilin
In this post, we will see the book How people discovered the Shape of the Earth by A. Tomilin. About the book What is the shape of the Earth? An odd question, isn’t it? The world’s a globe. It’s round. … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, history, raduga publishers, science, science for everyone
Tagged earth, flat, folk theories, geography, geoid, geology, gravity, greek, history of science, maps, measurement, people, shape, syene, travel
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Essays About the Universe – Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov
In this post, we will see the book Essays About the Universe by Boris A. Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov. About the book: This book by a prominent Soviet astronomer and imaginative interpreter of the history and latest knowledge of astronomy, an age-old science … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science
Tagged astronomy, astrophysics, atoms, black hole, comets, cosmology, death, energy, fusion, galaxies, meteorites, meteors, mir books, moon, neutron stars, physics, planetra nebulae, planets, quasars, radio, sky, solar system, solar wind, spectrum, stars, sun, telescopes, universe, x ray
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The Moon and Man – Rebrov, Khozin
In this post, we will see the book The Moon and Man by M. Rebrov and G. Khozin. About the book The day is not far off when a spaceship will land on one of the moon’s vast plains and the first earthmen … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, engineering, mir books, mir publishers, peace publishers, physics, science, soviet, technology
Tagged astrodynamics, astronauts, fables, gravity, lunar, mission, moon, outer space, robots, rocket, soviet, space, space travel, vehicles
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