Category Archives: science

Magnetism of Elementary Particles – S. V. Vonsovsky

Posted on March 15, 2012 by damitr

After last book, we come to another book on the topic of magnetism. But this is not of the popular science kind as most of the books that we have seen so far, this is for the experts in the … Continue reading →

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Three Thousand Years of Magnets – V. P. Kartsev

Posted on March 14, 2012 by damitr

We now come to a wonderful book titled Three Thousand Years of Magnets by V. P. Kartsev. The introduction of the book says: The universe is magnetic, from its vast, distant nebulae right down to elementary particles, and man is … Continue reading →

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Updates…

Posted on March 13, 2012 by damitr

Have upped Tarasov’s Calculus. The link in the original post has also been updated. Also Landau and Rumer’s What is The Theory of Relativity has been re-upped.  

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Science for Everyone – The Grand Biological Clock

Posted on March 12, 2012 by damitr

So out of our remaining posts for Science for Everyone, as mentioned in Taking Stock we now come to The Grand Biological Clock by V. M. Dilman. Many, many thanks to gnv64 for making this possible. From  the back cover: … Continue reading →

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Quasi Particles – M. I. Kaganov and I. M. Lifshits

Posted on March 10, 2012 by damitr

We come to Quasi Particles by M. I. Kaganov and I. M. Lifshits. A wonderful little book on solid state physics. The back cover says: This book, “Quasiparticles (Ideas and principles of solid state quantum physics)“, was written by two … Continue reading →

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Mathematical Models of Electric Machines – I. P. Kopylov

Posted on March 7, 2012 by damitr

The book covers topics devoted to the application the electronic computers to the solutions of problems in electro-mechanics. It is expected that the reader is already familiar with computer programming, and algorithmic languages. The author’s objective is to teach the … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Our Planet – The Earth

Posted on December 23, 2011 by damitr

The book in this post is titled Our Planet – The Earth by A. V. Byalko. The book is wonderfully written and well illustrated. This is a book which mingles with a lot of disciplines and presents us with a better … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Satellite and Typhoon – Eye to Eye

Posted on December 21, 2011 by damitr

We now come Satellite and Typhoon – Eye To Eye by S. Baibakov and A. Martynov in the Science for Everyone Series. I did not know the existence about this book till some Anonymous person reported about it in the … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Silhouttes of Chemistry

Posted on December 20, 2011 by damitr

In the Science for Everyone Series we now come to Silhouttes of Chemistry by D. N. Trifonov and L. G. Vlasov. This one is for all the people who were waiting for chemistry books. The back cover of the book … Continue reading →

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Science for Everyone – Physics In Your Kitchen Lab – Kikoin

Posted on November 21, 2011 by damitr

Physics is an experimental science since it studies the fundamental laws of nature by direct experimentation The first step in becoming an accomplished physicist is mastering of the techniques of physical experimentation. Continuing our rendezvous with the Science for Everyone … Continue reading →

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