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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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Tagged astronomy, children's science, eclipses, horizon, malysh publishers, moon, observations, planets, popular science, radio telescope, round earth, satellites, sky, soviet, space, stars, telescopes, the sun, universe
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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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Tagged astronautics, conquering space, faring, future, interplanetary travel, moon, planets, possible future, rockets, science fiction, soviet, space, space biology, space good, space health, space ideas, space living, space ships, space travel, travel to moon, Tsiolkovsky, visionary
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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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Tagged asteriods, astronauts, astronomy, beyond the earth, Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere, celestial bodies, future, gravitation, gravity, literature, minor planets, planets, predictions, radiation, rockets, science fiction, soviet, space technology, space travel, Tsiolkovsky, vesta
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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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Tagged aberration, apparent motion, astronomical instruments, astronomy problems, calender, celestial coordinates, celestial sphere, comets, culmination, double stars, earth, eclispes, interpolation, latitude, longitude, meteors, moon, novae, parallax, phases of the moon, planets, precession, problem books, rising, sun, time, variable stars
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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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Tagged astronauts, atmosphere, baikonur, children's book, cosmonauts, earth, engine, food, launch, life in a space ship, mir, moon, outer space, planets, rocket, salyut, satellite, soviet, soyuz, space ship, space travel, technology, training, weightlessness
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Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth (Science for Everyone) – Voitkevich
In this post, we will see the book Origin and Chemical Evolution of the Earth by G.V. Voitkevich. Earlier, we had seen Origin and Development of Life on Earth by the same author, which can be seen as a companion … Continue reading
Wonders of the Night Sky – Zigel
In this post, we will see the book Wonders of the Night Sky by F. Zigel. About the book This is a book about astronomical observations of the night sky. At an elementary level it tells about unusual stars, star clusters and … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomy, constellations, identification, mir publishers, names, night sky, observations, planets, sky, sky maps, stars, sun, telescopes
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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
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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Tagged astronomy, astrophysics, atoms, black hole, comets, cosmology, death, energy, fusion, galaxies, meteorites, meteors, mir books, moon, neutron stars, physics, planetra nebulae, planets, quasars, radio, sky, solar system, solar wind, spectrum, stars, sun, telescopes, universe, x ray
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