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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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Yakov Perelman – Algebra Can Be Fun

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Algebra can be fun by Yakov Perelman. This book has been translated into many Indian Languages. As with other Perelman books this book also has many editions. From the Preface This is not an easy-reading text … Continue reading →

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Yakov Perelman – Fun with Maths and Physics

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

We have talked about Yakov Perelman in detail in an earlier post. We now see one of the wonderful works of him titled Fun with Maths and Physics.   This particular edition was compiled by I. I. Prusakov and was … Continue reading →

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Universal Physical Constants

Posted on May 23, 2012 by damitr

In this post we will see a wonderful little book titled Universal Physical Constants by O. P. Spiridonov.This is a book that deals with history of science in a wonderful way. There are six stories to be told about the … Continue reading →

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Little Mathematics Library – Images of Geometric Solids

Posted on April 18, 2012 by damitr

We now come to another title in the Little Mathematics Library, this one is titled Images of Geometric Solids by N. M. Beskin Drawing a plane figure is not geometrically difficult because the image drawn is either an exact copy of … Continue reading →

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