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The Universe – Oparin, Fesenko

In this post, we will see the book The Universe by A. Oparin and V. Fesenko. About the book Does life exist throughout the Universe and, in particular, on the planets of our solar system? In this book the authors … Continue reading

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Theoretical Astrophysics – Ambartsumyan ( Ed.)

In this post, we will see the book Theoretical Astrophysics edited by V. A. Ambartsumyan. About the book Theoretical astrophysics is the science which studies and explains, using the laws of physics, the physical processes occurring in the heavenly bodies. … 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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सचित्र खगोलशास्त्र – लेविन, रादलोवा , (A picture book of astronomy – Levin, Radlova in Marathi)

In this post we will see the Marathi version of the book A picture book of astronomy by Boris Levin and Lidia Radlova. titled सचित्र खगोलशास्त्र The Internet Archive Link The original scan is by Guptaji, it has some cropping … Continue reading

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The Magic of Galaxies and Stars – Gurevich, Chernin

In this post, we will see the book The Magic of Galaxies and Stars L. E. Gurevich and A. D. Chernin About the book This book is ideal for those who wish to start learning about the intriguing modem concepts of … Continue reading

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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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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

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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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A Spaceship In Orbit – Kolesnikov, Glazkov

In this post we will see A Spaceship In Orbit by Yu.V. Kolesnikov, Yu. N. Glazkov “What lies ahead of you is the investigation of the crater-gnawed Moon and the landing on Mars. You are expected to penetrate into the … Continue reading

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Space Chemistry

We now come to Space Chemistry by L. Nikolaev. The book covers aspects of astrophysics and astronomy with stars, planets, comets and meteorites and other celestial bodies from a perspective of chemistry and hence that of spectroscopy. The last chapter … Continue reading

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