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Category Archives: history
At the Crossroads of Infinities – Parnov
In this post, we will see the book At the crossroads of infinities by E. I. Parnov. About the book At the Crossroads of Infinities is a story about the struggle of ideas out of which the modern physical picture … Continue reading
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Tagged development, elementary particles, history of science, ideas, mir books, quantum mechanics, space, special relativity, theories, time, unified theory, universe
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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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Modern Geology (Science for Everyone) – Yasamanov
In this post, we will see the book Modern Geology by N. A. Yasamanov. This is another book in the Science for Everyone Series. About the Book The principal advances in geoscience are discussed in this book. Prof. N. Yasamanov … Continue reading
Posted in books, chemistry, engineering, geology, history, mir books, mir publishers, science for everyone
Tagged atmosphere, climate, earth, earthquakes, environment, erosion, evolution, geological time, geology, life, magnetism, marine geology, minerals, mir books, natural resources, shape, size, structure, volcanoes
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Diamonds Wrought By Man (Scientists To School Children) – Derjaguin, Fedoseev
In this post, we will see the book Diamonds Wrought By Man (Scientists To School Children) by B. V. Derjaguin and D. V. Fedoseev. This book is in the Scientists to School Children series. About the book Today, scientists of … Continue reading
Posted in books, geology, history, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, scientists to school children, soviet, technology
Tagged artificial, crystals, diamond synthesis, diamonds, films, history, materials, materials science, mir books, physics, powser, process, processing, soviet, structure, surface, technology
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On The Way To Super Elements (Scientists To School Children) – Flerov, Ilyinov
In this post, we will see the book On The Way To Super Elements (Scientists To School Children) by G. N. Flerov and A. S. Ilyinov. This book is a part of the series Scientists To School Children. About the … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, scientists to school children, soviet, technology
Tagged artificial, elementary particles, elements, fission, ion beams, nuclear physics, nuclear reactors, particles, periodic law, physics, popular science, radioactivity, stability, transuranium
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ABC’s of Quantum Mechanics – Rydnik
In this post, we will see the book ABC’s of Quantum Mechanics by V. Rydnik. About the book: This book will tell you about the origin and development of quantum mechanics, about its new concepts. It will describe how the … Continue reading
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Tagged atoms, black body radiation, bohr's theory, crystals, de brgolie waves, elementary particles, heat theory, history, mir books, models, molecules, nuclear physics, physics, probability, quanta, quantum mechanics, wave function
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Man and Nature – Fedorov
In this post, we will see the book Man and Nature by E. Fedorov. About the book The book explores the aspect of development from the perspective of the relationship of humanity to nature. The author links these to a … Continue reading
Posted in books, history, progress publishers, science, soviet, technology
Tagged civilization, development, earth, energy, environment, future, humanity, man, nature, non-renewable, peace, pollution, population explosion, renewable, resources, society, sustainable, technology, war
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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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The Quiet Sun – Pushkov, Silkin
In this post, we will see the book The Quiet Sun by N. Pushkov and B. Silkin. About the book: How can events 150 million kilometres away affect us here on earth? But if you have ever complained of poor radio … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, engineering, geology, history, meteorology, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet
Tagged astronomy, auroras, earth, galileo, history, international quiet sun year, iqsy, magnetic fields, magnetism, northern lights, physics, solar, solar radiation, sunspots
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