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The Origin of Man – Nesturkh

Posted on May 23, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book The Origin of Man by M. F. Nesturkh. About the book The primary purpose of this book is to provide readers with concrete facts, drawn from present-day biology, to serve as proofs … Continue reading →

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The Forces of Nature – Grigoryev, Myakishev

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

In this post we, will see the  book The Forces of Nature by V. Grigoryev and G. Myakishev. About the book: This book is a popular description of the unity of the forces of nature for the general reader. At present, … Continue reading →

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The Races of Mankind – Nesturkh

Posted on May 11, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book The Races of Mankind by M. Nesturkh. About the book (from the Preface): This present book, by Professor M. F. Nesturkh, is based on the methodological principles of Soviet anthropology and the … Continue reading →

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Rags, Borya And The Rocket – Baranova and Veltistov

Posted on May 7, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book Rags, Borya And The Rocket: a tale of home-less dogs and how they became famous by M. Baranova, Y. Veltistov. About the book: This is a semi-fictional book. If you like space travel and … Continue reading →

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The Earth in the Universe – Fedynskii (Ed.)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by

In this post, we will see the book The Earth In The Universe edited by V. V. Fedynskii. About the book: The space age was initiated on 4 October 1957, when the first Soviet artificial satellite was launched. Then, between 1961 and … Continue reading →

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Krasnov Aerodynamics 1

Posted on January 22, 2013 by

In this post we will see Aerodynamics 1 : Fundamentals of Theory. Aerodynamics of an Airfoil and a Wing by N. F. Krasnov. Volume 2 posted here. The present textbook, in addition to the general laws of flow of a fluid, … Continue reading →

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Did You Say Mathematics?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

We have seen one book by Yakov Khurgin previously in the Science for Everyone series named Yes, No  Or Maybe . Now we come to another book by him with the title Did You Say Mathematics? The back cover of … Continue reading →

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