Tag Archives: popular science

The Dog Family / These Are All Dogs / ఇవన్నీ కుక్కలే – Akimushkin

In this post, we will see the book The Dog Family aka These Are All Dogs by Igor Akimuskhin. About the book Wolves, jackals, and foxes all belong to one family, the family of dogs. They are found on all … Continue reading

Posted in books, children's books, children's stories, malysh publishers, raduga publishers, science | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Grandpa’s Glasses (দাদুর চশমা) by Georgi Yurmin

In this post, we will see the book Grandpa’s Glasses by Georgi Yurmin. About the book In this book grandpa to  a curious child explains different optical instruments and their uses. We come to know about lenses, spectacles, magnifying glasses, … Continue reading

Posted in books, children's books, children's stories | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tick Tock – Stepnova

In this post, we will see the book Tick Tock compiled by I. Stepnova. The fantastic illustrations are by B. Rytman. About the book This children’s book looks at various aspects of time from reading clocks, calendars, day and night, … Continue reading

Posted in books, children's books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mystery Of Mineralogy (Science For Everyone) – Srebrodolsky

In this post, we will see the book Mystery of Mineralogy by B. I. Srebrodolsky. This is a book in the Science for Everyone series. About the book This book deals with the mysteries of geology. The basic concepts about … Continue reading

Posted in books, chemistry, geology, mir books, mir publishers, science, science for everyone | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Fundamentals Of Geology – Obruchev

In this post, we will see the book Fundamentals of Geology by V. Obruchev. About the book (from the Preface) Hence, we are entitled to say that every person should be acquainted with its (geology’s) basic principles. And the purpose … Continue reading

Posted in books, chemistry, foreign languages publishing, geology, physics, science, science for everyone, soviet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

On The Way To Super Elements (Scientists To School Children) – Flerov, Ilyinov

In this post, we will see the book On The Way To Super Elements (Scientists To School Children) by G. N. Flerov and A. S. Ilyinov. This book is a part of the series Scientists To School Children. About the … Continue reading

Posted in books, history, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, scientists to school children, soviet, technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Neuropathology for Everyone – Umansky

In this post, we will see the book Neuropathology for Everyone by K. G. Umansky. About the book  The author, Professor K. G. Umansky, is a neuropathologist of high repute with many years of research and practice in this field of … Continue reading

Posted in books, life sciences, medical, mir books, mir publishers, science, science for everyone, soviet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Tales About Metals – Venetsky

We now come to a wonderful book titled Tales About Metals by S. Venetsky. Earlier we had seen the sequel to this book On Rare and Scattered Metals by the same author. About For ages have metals faithfully served humanity … Continue reading

Posted in books | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

Something Called Nothing – Podolny

The present book relates the history of views, the development of ideas, often ones that are still in the making. In this post we will see a book about nothing! The curios title of the book is Something Called Nothing … Continue reading

Posted in astronomy, books, history, mathematics, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Sounds We Cannot Hear – Kudryavtsev

Posted in books, chemistry, foreign languages publishing, life sciences, physics, science, technology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment