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Origin of Earth and Planets – Levin

In this post, we will see the book Origin Of The Earth And Planets by B. Y. Levin. About the book Elucidation from a single point of departure of the basic structural features of the solar system, of the structure … Continue reading

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Problems Of Cosmogony – Ambartsumyan et al.

In this post, we will see the book Problems Of Cosmogony Vol VIII by V. A. Ambartsumyan et al.   About the book This book is a selection of Papers, Delivered at Conference on Extragalactic Astronomy, Moscow, June 1961. The … Continue reading

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Physics Of The Solar System – Vyazanitsyn et al

In this post, we will see the book Physics Of The Solar System (Vol 3 of A Course in Astrophysics and Stellar Astronomy) by V.P. Vyazanitsyn, M.N. Gnevyshev, O.V. Dobrovol’skii, V.A. Krat, A.V. Markov, A.P. Molchanov, V.M. Sobolev, V.V. Sharonov … Continue reading

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Great Grandmother Universe – Krivin

In this post, we will see the book Great Grandmother Universe by Felix Krivin. About the book A little book for children with beautiful illustrations describing several fascinating aspects of astronomy and the universe which we live in. The book … Continue reading

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The Call of The Cosmos – Tsiolkovsky

In this post, we will see the book The Call Of The Cosmos by K. Tsiolkovsky. About the book Taken as a whole, this book makes interesting, even fascinating reading. Tsiolkovsky’s stories are of tremendous interest and urge us to … Continue reading

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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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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

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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

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Essays About the Universe – Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov

In this post, we will see the book Essays About the Universe by Boris A. Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov.  About the book: This book by a prominent Soviet astronomer and imaginative interpreter of the history and latest knowledge of astronomy, an age-old science … 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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