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Vasilisa the Beautiful – Russian Fairy Tales

Posted on December 5, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Beautiful Vasilisa: Russian Fairy Tales. Vasilisa the Beautiful is a well known Russian folktale. About the book The book is a collection of sixteen fairy tales from Russia. They include stories of … Continue reading →

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Fundamentals Of Geology – Obruchev

Posted on November 28, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Fundamentals of Geology by V. Obruchev. About the book (from the Preface) Hence, we are entitled to say that every person should be acquainted with its (geology’s) basic principles. And the purpose … Continue reading →

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Mir Titles Collection at The Internet Archive

Posted on November 20, 2019 by The Mitr

This post is to announce that we now have a collection at The Internet Archive. Please have a look at the collection at the URL: https://archive.org/details/mir-titles Earlier link posted was the channel for the user mirtitles at the URL: https://archive.org/details/@mirtitles … Continue reading →

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Problems And Exercises In General Chemistry – N.L. Glinka

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Mukund Pareek

About The Book From the Back Cover Professor N. Glinka’s book Problems and Exercises in General Chemistry closely corresponds to the well- known textbook General Chemistry by the same author. Mir Publishers have prepared an English translation of the latest, 21st Russian edition of … Continue reading →

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General Chemistry Volume 2 – N.L. Glinka

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Mukund Pareek

In this post we will see the Volume 2 of General Chemistry series written by Nikolai Glinka and edited by V. Rabinovich. About the book ( From the Back Cover) Professor N. Glinka’s textbook systematizes the theoretical aspects and includes … Continue reading →

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General Chemistry Volume 1 – N.L. Glinka

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Mukund Pareek

In this post ( my debut post on mirtitles.org and the site’s 375th !) we will see an amazing book on chemistry titled General Chemistry Volume 1 by Nikolai Glinka and edited by Veniamin Rabinovich. About the book ( From … Continue reading →

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A Modern Handbook of Physics – Yavorsky and Detlaf

Posted on July 8, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the much-awaited book A Modern Handbook of Physics by B. M. Yavorksy and A. A. Detlaf. About the book (From the Preface) The basic sciences and physics, in particular, are of prime importance today in … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Recursion Sequences – Markushevich

Posted on May 28, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Recursion Sequences by A. I. Markushevich. This book is a part of the Little Mathematics Library series. About the book This book is one of the “Popular Lectures in Mathematics” series, widely used by … Continue reading →

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Faust versus Mephistopheles? – Smirnov

Posted on March 30, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Faust versus Mephistopheles? by Kim Smirnov. About the book Where does knowledge lead – does it benefit man or will it prove to be his undoing? This con­troversy between Faust and Mephistopheles … Continue reading →

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Units of Physical Quantities and their Dimensions – Sena

Posted on January 23, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will look at the book Units of Physical Quantities and their Dimensions by L. A. Sena.   About the book The present book sets out in detail the prin­ciples of constructing systems of units, and also … Continue reading →

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