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The Hermit And The Rose – Boris Zakhoder

In this post, we will see the book The Hermit And The Rose by Boris Zakhoder. About the book A beautifully illustrated collection of stories for children. Drawings by Gennady Kalinovsky The book was translated from Russian by was published … Continue reading →

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Higher Mathematics For Beginners And Its Application To Physics – Zeldovich

In this post, we will see the book Higher Mathematics For Beginners And Its Application To Physics by Ya. B. Zeldovich. About the book The title of this book gives the clue to our main aim, which is to initiate … Continue reading →

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Puntos Fijos (Lecciones Populares De Matemáticas) – Shashkin (Español)

En este post, veremos el libro Puntos Fijos (Lecciones Populares De Matemáticas)- por Yu. Shashkin. (Fixed Points) Sobre el libro La teoría de los puntos fijos encuentra sus raíces en el trabajo de Poincaré, Brouwer y Sperner y hace un … Continue reading →

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Característica Euleriana (Lecciones Populares De Matemáticas) – Yu. Shashkin (Español)

En este post, veremos el libro Característica Euleriana (Lecciones Populares De Matemáticas) por Yu. Shashkin. (Euler Characteristic) Sobre el libro Este folleto da pruebas de la famosa fórmula de Euler para politopos convexos y de sus análogos para otras figuras … Continue reading →

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L’algèbre Récréative (Science Pour Tous) – Yakov Pérelman (Perelman)

Dans cet article, nous verrons le livre L’algèbre Récréative par Yakov Pérelman. À propos du livre II ne faut pas considérer ce livre comme un manuel d’ « algèbre facile >> pour débutants. Comme mes autres ouvrages de la même … Continue reading →

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The Price Of Truth: The Story of Rare-Earth Elements – Trifonov

In this post, we will see the book The Price Of Truth: The Story of Rare-Earth Elements by D. N. Trifonov. About the book This book is about a fascinating family of chemical elements. Popular science writers generally tend to … Continue reading →

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Wondrous Ships – Sakharnov

In this post, we will see the book Wondrous Ships by Svyatoslav Sakharnov. About the book Ships ply the seven sea. They puff and chug, and the waves slap against their sides as they hurry on their different ways. One … Continue reading →

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An Introduction To Computers – Sergeev, Vashkevich

In this post, we will see the book An Introduction To Computers by N. Sergeev and N. Vashkevich. About the book Because of the rapid growth and wide use of computers, in practically all fields of man’s activity, there is … Continue reading →

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Handbook Of Physics – Yavorsky, Detlaf

In this post, we will see the book Handbook Of Physics by B. Yavorsky and A. Detlaf. We had earlier seen an abridged version of the handbook titled A Modern Handbook of Physics by the same authors. About the book … Continue reading →

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Chemistry – Definitions Notions Terminology – Busev, Efimov

In this post, we will see the book Chemistry – Definitions Notions Terminology by A. I. Busev; I. P. Efimov. About the book An excellent up-to-date guide to the terminology of chemistry and the allied sciences written in the simplest … Continue reading →

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