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Fundamentals of The Theory of Electricity – Tamm

Fundamentals of the Theory of Electricity is a classical course in electrodynamics written by Igor E. Tamm (1895-1971), one of the most outstanding and well-known Soviet physicists. In this post we will see a book titled Fundamentals of The Theory … Continue reading

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Electrodynamics – Novozhilov, Yappa

In this post we will see Electrodynamics by Yu. V. Novozhilov and Yu. A. Yappa. From the Preface: This book originated from our experience in teaching electrodynamics as part of a series of lectures in theoretical physics. The lectures were … Continue reading

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The Root System of Fruit Plants – Kolesnikov

In this post we will see a book titled The Root System of Fruit Plants by V. Kolesnikov. About the book: The Root System of Fruit Plants provides the horticulturist with the information he needs to be able to choose an … Continue reading

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Mechanics and Theory of Relativity – Matveev

In this post we will see a book by A. N. Matveev titled Mechanics and Theory of Relativity. About the book: This is the first volume (second Russian edition) of a course on general physics (the second, third and fourth … Continue reading

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Something Called Nothing – Podolny

The present book relates the history of views, the development of ideas, often ones that are still in the making. In this post we will see a book about nothing! The curios title of the book is Something Called Nothing … Continue reading

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Radio Receiver Theory – Chistyakov

In this post we will see the book Radio Receiver Theory by N. Buka, A. Falko and N. Chistyakov, which was edited by N. I. Chistyakov. About the Book: This book is a general course on radio receivers as taught in … Continue reading

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In The Realm of Catalysis – Afanasiev, Zaikov

The phenomenon of changing the rate of a chemical reaction by the action of substances that do not alter their own chemical composition during this reaction is called catalysis. In this post we will see the book In The Realm … Continue reading

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Vegetable Growing In Home Gardens – Kononkov, Kiran

In this post we will see a book titled Vegetable Growing In Home Gardens of Tropical and Subtropical Areas by P. F. Konokov and V. Kiran. About the book: As the descriptive name suggests the book covers in detail how … Continue reading

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Science for Everyone – Learning About Chemistry

… the goal of this book is to make the material about chemistry and its problems more understandable. In this post we come to yet another book in the Science for Everyone series. This one is titled Learning About Chemistry … Continue reading

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Science for Everyone – Ethology What Animals Do and Why?

Ethology is derived from two Greek words: “ethos”, meaning character, or custom; and “logos”, meaning study. In this post we will see another book in the series Science For Everyone. This one is titled Ethology – What Animals Do and … Continue reading

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