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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
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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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Cybernetics Today: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects – Makarov (Ed.)
In this post, we will see the book Cybernetics Today: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects edited by I. M. Makarov. About the book The book has been written by a team of leading Soviet authorities in the field of cybernetics, among … Continue reading
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Tagged art, artificial, automata, cognition, computers, consciousness, control, culture, cybernectics, future, intelligence, learning machines, life, man-machine interaction, mind, mir books, mir publishers, polemics, psychology, science, soviet
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Physiology for Everyone – Sergeev
In this post, we will see the book Physiology for Everyone by B. F. Sergeev. About the book Our planet, the Earth, is the home of hundreds of thousands of living creatures. Life has permeated everywhere. It has ascended to the … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, biology, brain, circulatory system, electricity, food, life, life sciences, luminosity, physiology, plants, reproduction, respiration, water
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The Riddle Of The Self – Mikhailov
In this post, we will see the book The Riddle Of The Self by F. T. Mikhailov. About the book: The question of consciousness, of its relation to being cannot in principle be reduced to a particular scientific problem of the … Continue reading
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Tagged cognition, cognitive psychology, conciousness, hegel, I, individual, kant, kurshkaya, language, life, mind, mind-body problem, problem, psychology, russell, self, social, something
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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
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Tagged biogeochemistry, biology, biopsphere, eco system, ecology, evolution, forces, fossils, geochemistry, geography, geology, history, life, life sciences, nature, radiogeology, systems
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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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Science for Everyone – The Grand Biological Clock
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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Tagged biology, life, medicine
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