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Astronomical Problems – Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov
In this post, we will see the book Astronomical Problems: Any Introductory Course in Astronomy by B. A. Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov. We had earlier seen his book Essays About The Universe. About the book AN IMPORTANT part in the teaching of any … Continue reading
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Tagged aberration, apparent motion, astronomical instruments, astronomy problems, calender, celestial coordinates, celestial sphere, comets, culmination, double stars, earth, eclispes, interpolation, latitude, longitude, meteors, moon, novae, parallax, phases of the moon, planets, precession, problem books, rising, sun, time, variable stars
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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
Posted in books, children's books, mir books, mir publishers, science, soviet, technology
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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Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth (Science for Everyone) – Voitkevich
In this post, we will see the book Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth by G.V. Voitkevich. Earlier, we had seen Origin and Development of Life on Earth by the same author, which can be seen as a companion … Continue reading
Modern Geology (Science for Everyone) – Yasamanov
In this post, we will see the book Modern Geology by N. A. Yasamanov. This is another book in the Science for Everyone Series. About the Book The principal advances in geoscience are discussed in this book. Prof. N. Yasamanov … Continue reading
Posted in books, chemistry, engineering, geology, history, mir books, mir publishers, science for everyone
Tagged atmosphere, climate, earth, earthquakes, environment, erosion, evolution, geological time, geology, life, magnetism, marine geology, minerals, mir books, natural resources, shape, size, structure, volcanoes
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A picture book of astronomy – Levin, Radlova
In this post, we will see A picture book of astronomy by Boris Levin and Lidia Radlova. About the book The book has several topics in basic astronomy in the form of questions and answers (total 16). Each question is … Continue reading
Fundamentals Of Geology – Obruchev
In this post, we will see the book Fundamentals of Geology by V. Obruchev. About the book (from the Preface) Hence, we are entitled to say that every person should be acquainted with its (geology’s) basic principles. And the purpose … Continue reading
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Tagged earth, earthquakes, erosion, foreign languages publishing house, geology, history, minerals, mountains, popular science, rocks, sea, soviet, wind
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Man and Nature – Fedorov
In this post, we will see the book Man and Nature by E. Fedorov. About the book The book explores the aspect of development from the perspective of the relationship of humanity to nature. The author links these to a … Continue reading
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Tagged civilization, development, earth, energy, environment, future, humanity, man, nature, non-renewable, peace, pollution, population explosion, renewable, resources, society, sustainable, technology, war
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How people discovered the Shape of the Earth – Tomilin
In this post, we will see the book How people discovered the Shape of the Earth by A. Tomilin. About the book What is the shape of the Earth? An odd question, isn’t it? The world’s a globe. It’s round. … Continue reading
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Tagged earth, flat, folk theories, geography, geoid, geology, gravity, greek, history of science, maps, measurement, people, shape, syene, travel
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