Category Archives: books

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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Energy and Entropy – Alekseev

Posted on July 8, 2012 by damitr

This title has been quite in demand, and rightly so! This is one of the most wonderful books that I have come across. So here it is!! Energy and Entropy by G. A. Alekseev Back cover of the book says: … Continue reading →

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Relativity and Man – V. Smilga

Posted on July 7, 2012 by damitr

Our task is to comprehend the purely physical essence of the theory, without going into problems which cannot be explained here with sufficient clarity. After seeing three books (RTG and STG) on General Relativity (GR) and one Special Theory of … Continue reading →

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