Tag Archives: soviet books

Why Water Is Wet by Mailen Konstantinovsky

Posted on September 29, 2022 by The Mitr

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

Posted on October 24, 2021 by The Mitr

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 →

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Einstein – Kuznetsov

Posted on April 27, 2018 by The Mitr

In last few posts, we have seen two books on Einstein and his work (Albert Einstein’s Philosophical Views and The Theory of Relativity and Einstein and the philosophical problems of 20th-century physics). In this post, we will see yet another book … Continue reading →

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Clocks and Watches – Dlugolensky

Posted on April 25, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Clocks and Watches by Yakov Dlugolensky. The book as the title suggests is about clocks and watches and time. We explore the variety of clocks and stories behind them. The book is amazingly … Continue reading →

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A Call for Covers…

Posted on February 4, 2013 by damitr

I would like all of you to contribute to our collection of covers of books. Many times it happens that the book is there, but the outer cover is missing. Most of the covers found on the internet are thumbnail … Continue reading →

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Physics for Everyone – Book 3 – Electrons

Posted on November 8, 2011 by damitr

I remind the reader again that this is not a formal textbook. It was written for the layman, and its purpose is to render physics intelligible to the nonspecialized reader. A. I. Kitaigorodsky in Preface of Book 3 In continuation … Continue reading →

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Popular Science Books – 1

Posted on June 9, 2011 by damitr

In this post I am highlighting some of the books in the popular science series published by Mir. The time of publication is from late 60s to early 70s. The books are in varied subjects and disciplines and the reason … Continue reading →

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