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The Powerhouse Of The Atom – Gladkov

In this post we will see the book The Powerhouse of the Atom by K. Gladkov.   About the Book The Powerhouse of the Atom is a compact encyclopaedic book for young readers on the structure of matter and atomic … Continue reading

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Animal Travellers by Igor Akimushkin

In this post, we will see the book Animal Travellers by Igor Akimushkin. About the book Igor Akimushkin is a Soviet biologist and science writer. He is the author of fascinating books about animals “Tracks of Mysterious Bea­sts”, “The Path … Continue reading

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Why Water Is Wet by Mailen Konstantinovsky

In this post, we will see the book Why Water Is Wet by Mailen Konstantinovsky. About the book A popular science book on chemistry of water and other molecules and atoms. If I were to ask you what everything in … Continue reading

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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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How The Machine Learned The Alphabet – Zubkov

In this post, we will see the book . About the book A little book describing how machines (computers) a can learn various things and think. The book was translated from Russian by Vladimir Korotky and illustrated by Boris Kyshtymov. … Continue reading

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Tomorrow? … Yesterday? – Zubkov

In this post, we will see the book Tomorrow? … Yesterday? by Boris Zubkov. About the book A book describing history and evolution of measuring time at different epochs. Discusses various natural phenomena which were used to keep calendars and … 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 Origin of Life – Oparin

In this post, we will see the book The Origin of Life by A. I. Oparin. About the book This book discusses the ideas of origin of life on Earth. Alexander Ivanovich Oparin was a Soviet biochemist notable for his theories … Continue reading

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What The Bat Told Us – Boris Zubkov

In this post, we will see the book What The Bat Told Us by Boris Zubkov. About the book Tools such as battering rams, saws, spears, knives and hammers, bridges, parachutes, aeroplanes, radar and the ant, the gecko, the rattlesnake, … Continue reading

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How Man Learned To Fly – Belyayev

In this post, we will see the book How Man Learned To Fly by Alexander Belyayev. About the book All of us want to fly like birds. Now flying seems to be an everyday thing for us. But attempts to … Continue reading

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