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A History of India Volumes 1 and 2 – Antonova, Bongard-Levin, Kotovsky
In this post, we will see two volumes of the book A History of India by K. Antonova, G. Bongard-Levin, and G. Kotovsky. About the books: Soviet historians compiled and published a four-volume History of India in 1959-1969 which was well received … Continue reading
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Tagged ancient india, architecture, asoka, bengal, british, chandragupta, culture, deccan, delhi sultanate, french, gandhi, gupta, harappa, history, india, mediaval india, modern india, mughals, nehru, pakistan, revolt of 1857, tipu sultan
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Traces of Bygone Biospheres – Lapo
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
Posted in books, geology, life sciences, mir books, mir publishers, science, soviet
Tagged biogeochemistry, biology, biopsphere, eco system, ecology, evolution, forces, fossils, geochemistry, geography, geology, history, life, life sciences, nature, radiogeology, systems
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Laser Physics and Applications – Tarasov
We have already seen two books on Lasers by Lev Tarasov, namely Laser Age in Optics and Laser Physics. In this post we will see yet another book on Lasers by him, this one is titled Laser Physics and Applications. … Continue reading
Posted in books, engineering, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet, technology
Tagged applications of lasers, fusion, history, holography, laser control, lasers, optical coherence, physics, Q-switching, resonant cavity, types of lasers
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Laser Physics – Tarasov
We had earlier seen Laser Age in Optics by Tarasov. In this post we will see Laser Physics by L. V. Tarasov. About the Book The book aims at bringing the reader up-to-date with the latest achievements and trends in … Continue reading
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Tagged applications of lasers, coherence, control of laser, history, lasers, performance data, physics, Q-switching, resonant cavity, types of lasers
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The Space Age – Shkolenko
In this post we will see The Space Age by Yuri Shkolenko The author, Yu. A. Shkolenko, is a doctor of philosophy and a journalist. In his book he has com-bined reflections on the fundamental processes occurring in the space … Continue reading
Posted in Aerodynamics, astronomy, books, engineering, science, technology
Tagged aelita, astronauts, cosmonauts, history, rockets, space, space travel, spaceship, universe
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Origin And Development Of Life On Earth – Voitkevich
After a long break in the Science for Everyone Series we come to one of the remaining titles in this series. This one is titled Origin and Development of Life on Earth by G. Voitkevich. This is a sort of … Continue reading
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Tagged biosphere, evolution, history, life, origin, population
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Physics and Music – Gleb Anfilov
We now come to Physics and Music by Gleb Anfilov. This is a book that I had seen as an advertisement in back of many books, but failed to get a look at the book itself. But finally got the … Continue reading
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Tagged computer music, electric music, guitar, hearing, history, music, orchestra, sound, sound recording, tuning, voice analysis
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