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A Spaceship In Orbit – Kolesnikov, Glazkov

Posted on August 14, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see A Spaceship In Orbit by Yu.V. Kolesnikov, Yu. N. Glazkov “What lies ahead of you is the investigation of the crater-gnawed Moon and the landing on Mars. You are expected to penetrate into the … Continue reading →

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On The Neuronal Organization of The Brain – Poliakov

Posted on June 17, 2013 by damitr

In this post we see a book on neuroscience titled On The Neuronal Organization of The Brain by G. I. Poliakov. Though much of the material in the book may be dated. This monograph is devoted to a description of … Continue reading →

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Space Adventures From Your Home – Rabiza

Posted on June 13, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see a children’s book on experiments on space travel titled Space Adventures in Your Home by F. Rabiza Space Adventures in Your Home will help you perform experiments on your own. Of course, this book … Continue reading →

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This Chancy, Chancy, Chancy World – Rastrigin

Posted on June 7, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see This Chancy, Chancy, Chancy World By Leonard Rastrigin. Have you ever sat down and thought about how often chance affects your life? If you have, then you probably realize that chance literally hits us … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Topology – Borisovich, Bliznyakov, Izrailevich, Fomenko

Posted on May 1, 2013 by The Mitr

We now come to two volume set on Introduction to Topology by Yu. Borisovich, N. Bliznyakov, Ya. Izrailevich, T. Fomenko. This is a two volume book set, which has 5 sections in all. It is based on lectures delivered by … Continue reading →

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In the Search for Beauty – Smilga

Posted on April 30, 2013 by The Mitr

In an earlier post we have seen a wonderful book on special relativity titled Relativity and Man by V. Smilga. In that post, it was pointed out another book by this wonderful author titled In theSearch for Beauty, which has … Continue reading →

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Origin And Development Of Life On Earth – Voitkevich

Posted on April 29, 2013 by The Mitr

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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Krasnov – Aerodynamics 2

Posted on April 29, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see Aerodynamics 2 : Methods of Aerodynamic Calculations by N. F. Krasnov. In an earlier post we have seen Volume 1 of this book. Before beginning the second part, readers should be familiar with the theoretical fundamentals of … Continue reading →

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Problems in Elementary Mathematics – Lidsky, Ovsyannikov, Tuliakov, Shabunin

Posted on February 2, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see another problem book in mathematics titled Problems in Elementary Mathematics by V. Lidsky, L. Ovsyannikov, A. Tuliakov and M. Shabunin. This book is written by a group of Soviet mathematicians under the guidance of … Continue reading →

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Problems in Higher Algebra – Faddeev, Sominsky

Posted on February 1, 2013 by desperadomar

In this post we will see Problems in Higher Algebra – Faddeev, Sominsky   This book of problems in higher algebra grew out of a course of instruction at the Leningrad State University and the Herzen Pedagogical Institute. It is designed … Continue reading →

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