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The Path To The Stars. Collection Of Science Fiction Works – Tsiolkovsky

In this post, we will see the book The Path To The Stars. Collection Of Science Fiction Works by K. E. Tsiolkovsky. About the book This is a collection of science fiction works and a number of propositions by the … Continue reading

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Collection of Problems on the Dynamics of a Point in a Central Force Field – Polyakhova

In this post, we will see the book by Ye. N. Polyakhova titled Collection of Problems on the Dynamics of a Point in a Central Force Field. About the book The collection is a detailed selection of problems on the … Continue reading

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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

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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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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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The Moon and Man – Rebrov, Khozin

In this post, we will see the book The Moon and Man by M. Rebrov and G. Khozin. About the book The day is not far off when a spaceship will land on one of the moon’s vast plains and the first earthmen … Continue reading

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Senior Physics 1 – Kikoin, Kikoin

In this post we will see the book Senior Physics 1 by I. K. Kikoin and A. K. Kikoin. About the book This book is the second in the series the first one being Junior Physics. There is a second volume … Continue reading

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Relativity and Man – V. Smilga

Our task is to comprehend the purely physical essence of the theory, without going into problems which cannot be explained here with sufficient clarity. After seeing three books (RTG and STG) on General Relativity (GR) and one Special Theory of … Continue reading

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