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Category Archives: science
An A-Z Of Cosmonautics – Gor’kov, Avdeev
In this post we will see the book An A-Z Of Cosmonautics by V. Gor’kov and Yu. Avdeev. About the book In the year marking the 20th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin’s flight into space, I was responsible for running the … Continue reading
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Tagged astronauts, atmosphere, baikonur, children's book, cosmonauts, earth, engine, food, launch, life in a space ship, mir, moon, outer space, planets, rocket, salyut, satellite, soviet, soyuz, space ship, space travel, technology, training, weightlessness
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Manual of the Theory of Elasticity – Rekach
In this post, we will see the book Manual of the Theory of Elasticity by V. G. Rekach. About the book This book is designed to be used as an aid to solving elasticity problems in college and university courses … Continue reading
Posted in books, engineering, mathematics, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet, technology
Tagged biharmonic, contact, curvilinear coordinates, dynamic, elasticity, engineering, equations, mathematics, mir books, physics, solutions, static, strain, stress, theory, thermal
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ABC’s of Quantum Mechanics – Rydnik (LaTeX version)
We have already seen this book earlier. But this post is to bring to your notice the electronic version of the book typeset using LuaLaTeX. The book has come out nicely. Of course, it could have been better! I have … Continue reading
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Tagged atoms, elementary, history, latex, nuclei, particles, physics, quanta, quantum mechanics
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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
Posted in books, history, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet
Tagged development, elementary particles, history of science, ideas, mir books, quantum mechanics, space, special relativity, theories, time, unified theory, universe
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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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Mystery Of Mineralogy (Science For Everyone) – Srebrodolsky
In this post, we will see the book Mystery of Mineralogy by B. I. Srebrodolsky. This is a book in the Science for Everyone series. About the book This book deals with the mysteries of geology. The basic concepts about … Continue reading
Posted in books, chemistry, geology, mir books, mir publishers, science, science for everyone
Tagged chemistry, clay, crystals, elements, erosion, geology, minerals, mir books, popular science, quartz, rocks, salts, science for everyone, sulphur
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Theoretical Mechanics – A Short Course -Targ
In this post, we will see the book Theoretical Mechanics – A Short Course by S. Targ. About the book This Short Course of Theoretical Mechanics is designed for students of higher and secondary technical schools. It treats of the … Continue reading
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Tagged acceleration, classical mechanics, conservation laws, dynamics, equilibrium, forces, friction, general theorems, gravity, intertia, kinematics, mechanics, mir books, moment, momentum, physics, rigid body, rotation, statics, trusses, virtual work
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The Minor Planets – Zigel
In this post, we will see the book The Minor Planet by F. Zigel. About the book Studies of the asteroids and their relationship to meteroids and comets are discussed, and details are given on the more interesting asteroids. Direct astronomical observation … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, physics, science, soviet
Tagged asteroid belt, asteroids, astronomy, composition, eros, hermes, icarus, meteors, minor planets, observational, orbit, phaeton, space, tektites, three body problem, trojan group
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Wonders of the Night Sky – Zigel
In this post, we will see the book Wonders of the Night Sky by F. Zigel. About the book This is a book about astronomical observations of the night sky. At an elementary level it tells about unusual stars, star clusters and … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, constellations, identification, mir publishers, names, night sky, observations, planets, sky, sky maps, stars, sun, telescopes
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