Category Archives: geology

The Origin of Man – Nesturkh

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book The Origin of Man by M. F. Nesturkh. About the book The primary purpose of this book is to provide readers with concrete facts, drawn from present-day biology, to serve as proofs … Continue reading →

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Can Man Change The Climate? – Borisov

Posted on April 29, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book Can Man Change The Climate? by P. Borisov. About the book: This book examines the ways to solve the very important problem of improving the climate and reducing agriculture’s dependence on Nature … Continue reading →

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The Earth in the Universe – Fedynskii (Ed.)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book The Earth In The Universe edited by V. V. Fedynskii. About the book: The space age was initiated on 4 October 1957, when the first Soviet artificial satellite was launched. Then, between 1961 and … Continue reading →

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Traces of Bygone Biospheres – Lapo

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book Traces of Bygone Biospheres by A. V. Lapo. The book is an introduction to the ideas of the biosphere which were first proposed by remarkable Soviet scientist V. I. Vernadsky.  The book explores his ideas and … Continue reading →

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Geochemistry for Everyone – Fersman

Posted on August 15, 2013 by

In this post we will see Geochemistry for Everyone by Alexander.E.Fersman This book is neither a fascinating novel nor a scientific treatise. It is built according to a special plan. One after another its four parts pass from general problems … Continue reading →

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Origin And Development Of Life On Earth – Voitkevich

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

After a long break in the Science for Everyone Series we come to one of the remaining titles in this series. This one is titled Origin and Development of Life on Earth by G. Voitkevich. This is a sort of … Continue reading →

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The Riddles of Three Oceans – Kondratov

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

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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