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A Planet of Riddles – Novikov

Posted on October 13, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book A Planet of Riddles by E. Novikov. About the book (from the back cover): This book is about our planet, the Earth we know so well. But is it then a planet of riddles? … Continue reading →

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Can Man Change The Climate? – Borisov

Posted on April 29, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Can Man Change The Climate? by P. Borisov. About the book: This book examines the ways to solve the very important problem of improving the climate and reducing agriculture’s dependence on Nature … Continue reading →

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Traces of Bygone Biospheres – Lapo

Posted on April 18, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Traces of Bygone Biospheres by A. V. Lapo. The book is an introduction to the ideas of the biosphere which were first proposed by remarkable Soviet scientist V. I. Vernadsky.  The book explores his ideas and … Continue reading →

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Update: Books in Comments

Posted on June 5, 2014 by The Mitr

It has been a while since anything new was posted by me. But many good natured people have invested their time and efforts to keep the book coming. This post is for bringing forth those contributions and contributors. Chances are … Continue reading →

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Geochemistry for Everyone – Fersman

Posted on August 15, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see Geochemistry for Everyone by Alexander.E.Fersman This book is neither a fascinating novel nor a scientific treatise. It is built according to a special plan. One after another its four parts pass from general problems … 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 – Progeny of Volcanoes

Posted on December 19, 2011 by damitr

Till now we have not seen any books in the area of Geology, so this one is for all the people who are interested in volcanoes. In Science for Everyone series now we come to The Progeny of Volcanoes by … Continue reading →

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