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Practical Inorganic Chemistry

Posted on June 25, 2012 by damitr

In this post we will see a book titled Practical Inorganic Chemistry by O. J. Vorobyoca, K. M. Dunaeva, E. A. Ippolitova, and N. S. Tamm and was edited by V. I. Spitsyn. Students using the present textbook will acquaint … Continue reading →

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Updates…

Posted on June 24, 2012 by damitr

Links to following titles in Science for Everyone Series have been updated, please check and report errors if any: Elementary Kinematics of Elementary Particles G. I. Kopylov 1983 Encounters with Physicists and Physics I.K. Kikoin. 1989 Flying Trains G. Zelkin … Continue reading →

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Space Chemistry

Posted on June 23, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Space Chemistry by L. Nikolaev. The book covers aspects of astrophysics and astronomy with stars, planets, comets and meteorites and other celestial bodies from a perspective of chemistry and hence that of spectroscopy. The last chapter … Continue reading →

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Chemical Elements: How They Were Discovered

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

We now come to another book by D. N. Trifonov and V. D. Trifonov  on history of chemistry titled Chemical Elements: How They Were Discovered. In this book we shall describe how the alphabet of chemistry has been designed and … Continue reading →

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Elementary Order: Mendeleev’s Periodic System

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

In this post we look at another book by I. V. Petryanov and D. N. Trifonov (whom we have met earlier in a Science for Everyone book titled Silhouttes of Chemistry) This book traces the history of development of periodic … Continue reading →

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Experiments Without Explosions

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

We now see another wonderful book in chemistry titled Experiments Without Explosions by O. M. Olgin. The book consists of six parts. The first part contains advice on how to set up a home laboratory, and preliminary instructions that are … Continue reading →

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On Rare and Scattered Metals – Venetsky

Posted on June 22, 2012 by damitr

In this post we will see a book titled On Rare and Scattered Metals by S. Venetsky, which is a sort of sequel to the book titled Tales About Metals. This book tells about some rare metals (including those called … Continue reading →

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The Extraordinary Properties of Ordinary Solutions

Posted on June 21, 2012 by damitr

 I, too, invite you to share my amazement at the extraordinary, extremely extraordinary properties of ordinary solutions. We now come to an interesting book on chemistry titled Extraordinary Properties of Ordinary Solutions by Yu. Ya. Fialkov. Why is it that the … Continue reading →

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Physical Problems for Robinsons – Lange

Posted on June 1, 2012 by damitr

In some of the problems given in this book we offer the use of what seem to be utterly unsuitable instruments and objects in order to determine various quantities. The problems, however, can be solved if these objects are applied … Continue reading →

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Kutepov, Rubanov – Problems in Geometry

Posted on May 24, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a problem book in Geometry by A. Kupteov and A. Rubanov titled Problems in Geometry. Earlier we had seen two problem books in Plane Geometry and Solid Geometry in the Science for Everyone Series. From the … Continue reading →

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