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  1. Архэ выложили новье от Дробышевского - youtu.be/777QIdjsc6w?si=k0xU_v
    Ну, как новье, лекция читана 23/09-25, но выложили несколько часов назад :)
    Как обзор, имхо, очень хорошо, а если нужно больше, то на трубе есть, емнип, доклады людей, которые непосредственно работают с материалами Сунгиря.

    #Archaeology #Sungir #PhysicalAnthropology #BiologicalAnthropology #PublicLecture #PublicScienceLecture #PopularScienceLecture #Drobyshevsky #PopularScience

  2. Архэ выложили новье от Дробышевского - youtu.be/777QIdjsc6w?si=k0xU_v
    Ну, как новье, лекция читана 23/09-25, но выложили несколько часов назад :)
    Как обзор, имхо, очень хорошо, а если нужно больше, то на трубе есть, емнип, доклады людей, которые непосредственно работают с материалами Сунгиря.

    #Archaeology #Sungir #PhysicalAnthropology #BiologicalAnthropology #PublicLecture #PublicScienceLecture #PopularScienceLecture #Drobyshevsky #PopularScience

  3. Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich

    The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.

    Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).

    Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.

    Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete  this series. Much appreciated help!

    You can get the book here and here

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    Contents
    How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7

    Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20

    Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20

    Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29

    Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38

    Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47

    Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58

    Chapter 5. The Dawn 58

    Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70

    Part III. Geology Everywhere 100

    Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102

    Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113

    Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127

    Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147

    Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147

    Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159

    Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185

    Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202

    Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203

    Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208

    Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216

    Part VI. Mineral Resources 236

    Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236

    Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258

    Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280

    Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286

    Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308

    Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328

    Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338

    Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349

    Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361

    To End on a Poetic Note 367

    #earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature
  4. Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich

    The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.

    Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).

    Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.

    Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete  this series. Much appreciated help!

    You can get the book here and here

    Follow us on

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    Contents
    How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7

    Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20

    Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20

    Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29

    Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38

    Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47

    Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58

    Chapter 5. The Dawn 58

    Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70

    Part III. Geology Everywhere 100

    Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102

    Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113

    Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127

    Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147

    Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147

    Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159

    Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185

    Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202

    Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203

    Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208

    Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216

    Part VI. Mineral Resources 236

    Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236

    Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258

    Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280

    Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286

    Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308

    Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328

    Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338

    Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349

    Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361

    To End on a Poetic Note 367

    #earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature
  5. Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich

    The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.

    Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).

    Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.

    Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete  this series. Much appreciated help!

    You can get the book here and here

    Follow us on

    Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles

    Mastadon https://mastodon.social/@mirtitles

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    Contents
    How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7

    Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20

    Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20

    Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29

    Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38

    Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47

    Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58

    Chapter 5. The Dawn 58

    Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70

    Part III. Geology Everywhere 100

    Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102

    Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113

    Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127

    Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147

    Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147

    Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159

    Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185

    Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202

    Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203

    Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208

    Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216

    Part VI. Mineral Resources 236

    Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236

    Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258

    Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280

    Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286

    Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308

    Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328

    Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338

    Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349

    Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361

    To End on a Poetic Note 367

    #earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature
  6. Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich

    The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.

    Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).

    Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.

    Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete  this series. Much appreciated help!

    You can get the book here and here

    Follow us on

    Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles

    Mastadon https://mastodon.social/@mirtitles

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    Contents
    How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7

    Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20

    Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20

    Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29

    Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38

    Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47

    Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58

    Chapter 5. The Dawn 58

    Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70

    Part III. Geology Everywhere 100

    Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102

    Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113

    Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127

    Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147

    Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147

    Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159

    Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185

    Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202

    Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203

    Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208

    Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216

    Part VI. Mineral Resources 236

    Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236

    Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258

    Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280

    Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286

    Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308

    Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328

    Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338

    Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349

    Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361

    To End on a Poetic Note 367

    #earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature
  7. Earth, Sweet Earth ( Science For Everyone) by Ekaterina Radkevich

    The book is based on the author’s impressions of her numerous expeditions in the many countries. It is a fascinating narrative rather than a mere record of facts irrespective of how scientifically valid they can be. The book is bound to be appreciated as a piece of absorbing reading by anyone who cares to increase the scope of his or her competence about our sweet home of a planet that must be saved from destruction at all costs.

    Ekaterina Radkevich, Corresponding Member of the USSR Academy of Sciences, is one of the most distinguished geologists whose works are well known in her own country and in many other parts of the world. The overwhelming success of her publications is chiefly due to her indefatigable practical activity in the USSR and elsewhere and her unflagging interest in theoretical research which she has been conducting for quite some time at the Institute of Geological Studies in the Far East (Viadivostok).

    Note: This book was the last remaining volume in the Science for Everyone Series! This completes volume the SFE series in English.

    Many, many thanks to Hassaan Ali who purchased and posted this book to us to complete  this series. Much appreciated help!

    You can get the book here and here

    Follow us on

    Twitter https://x.com/MirTitles

    Mastadon https://mastodon.social/@mirtitles

    Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/mirtitles.bsky.social

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    Fork us on gitlab https://gitlab.com/mirtitles

     

    Contents
    How I Became a Geologist (In Lieu of a Preface) 7

    Part I. The Earth in the Universe 20

    Chapter 1. The Earth as a Cosmic Body 20

    Chapter 2. The Planet Earth 29

    Chapter 3. The Deep-seated Structure of the Earth 38

    Chapter 4. The Development of Views on the Origin of Earth and Other Planets of the Solar System 47

    Part II. The History of the Development of the Earth 58

    Chapter 5. The Dawn 58

    Chapter 6. Life: The Earth’s Chronicle 70

    Part III. Geology Everywhere 100

    Chapter 7. The Work of the Wind 102

    Chapter 8. The Role of Water in the Transformation of Our Planet 113

    Chapter 9. The Activity of Subterranean Forces 127

    Part IV. The Composition of the Earth’s Crust 147

    Chapter 10. Sedimentary Rocks 147

    Chapter 11. Magmatic (Igneous) Rocks 159

    Chapter 12. Metamorphic Rocks 185

    Part V. The Movements of the Earth’s Crust 202

    Chapter 13. Mountains: Old and Young 203

    Chapter 14. The Deformation of Rocks 208

    Chapter 15. Fixism vs. Mobilism 216

    Part VI. Mineral Resources 236

    Chapter 16. The Mineral Kingdom 236

    Chapter 17. Mineral Raw Materials and Technical Progress 258

    Chapter 18. The Future of Mineral Raw Resources 280

    Chapter 19. How Ores Are Formed 286

    Chapter 20. The Science of Metallogeny 308

    Chapter 21. In Quest of Ores 328

    Chapter 22. At the Metallogenic Map of the Pacific Belt 338

    Chapter 23. Mineral Resources of the Seas and the Underwater Storerooms of Mineral Raw Materials 349

    Chapter 24. Save Our Earth! 361

    To End on a Poetic Note 367

    #earthHistory #earthScience #geochemistry #geology #geophysics #historyOfEarth #mineralResources #mining #planetaryScience #plateTectonics #popularScience #rocks #sovietLiterature
  8. ଆଲେକ୍ସେଇ କ୍ରିଲୋଭ From Bonfire To Reactor (In Odia by Alexei Krylov)

    A popular science book for children explaining various sources of energy and how we can harness them from nature.

    Some really fantastic full page drawings by Andrei Platonov

    Translated to Oriya

    Why do airplanes fly?
    What makes cars and trains run?
    Why is electricity provided to our homes and to factories? Why do people eat? Indeed, why and what for?

    ତିହାସ

    – ଚିତ୍ରାଙ୍କନ – ଆଦେଲ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନୋଭ୍

    ଅନୁବାଦ – ଅରୁଣ ଢୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତ
    – ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପରିବେଶକ – ନବଯୁଗ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାଳୟ

    ବଜ୍ରକବାଟି ରୋତ୍

    କଟକ – ୭୫୩୦୦୧

    ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପୁସ୍ତକ, ଯାହାରେ ଉର୍ଜାର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ରୋତ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରକୃତିରୁ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ କିପରି ଅଧିଗମନ କରାଯାଇପାରେ, ସେବିଷୟରେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରାଯାଇଛି।

    ଆନ୍ଦ୍ରେଇ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନଭଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପୃଷ୍ଠା ଅଙ୍କନରେ ଭରିଥିବା ପୃଷ୍ଠାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପୁସ୍ତକକୁ ଆରୋ ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ କରିଛି।

     

    ଏହି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଜିଜ୍ଞାସାକୁ ଜଗାଇ ଦିଏ:
    ଏୟାରପ୍ଲେନ୍ କାହିଁକି ଉଡେ?
    କାହିଁକି ଗାଡ଼ି ଏବଂ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଚାଲେ?
    ଆମ ଘର ଏବଂ କାରଖାନାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍ କାହିଁକି ଯୋଗାଇ ଯାଏ?
    ଲୋକମାନେ କାହିଁକି ଖାଉଛନ୍ତି?
    ସତରେ, କାହିଁକି ଏବଂ କଣ ପାଇଁ?

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    #ଆଣବକଉରଜ #ଉରଜ #ଉରଜପରଯକତ #ଜଳଉରଜ #ଲକପରୟବଜଞନ #ଶଶପସତକ #ସବଜଉରଜ #ସରଯୟଉରଜ #ସଭଏଟ #ସଭଏତସହତୟ #childrenSBooks #energy #energyTechnology #greenEnergy #hydroEnergy #nuclearEnergy #popularScience #solarEnergy #soviet #sovietLiterature
  9. ଆଲେକ୍ସେଇ କ୍ରିଲୋଭ From Bonfire To Reactor (In Odia by Alexei Krylov)

    A popular science book for children explaining various sources of energy and how we can harness them from nature.

    Some really fantastic full page drawings by Andrei Platonov

    Translated to Oriya

    Why do airplanes fly?
    What makes cars and trains run?
    Why is electricity provided to our homes and to factories? Why do people eat? Indeed, why and what for?

    ତିହାସ

    – ଚିତ୍ରାଙ୍କନ – ଆଦେଲ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନୋଭ୍

    ଅନୁବାଦ – ଅରୁଣ ଢୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତ
    – ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପରିବେଶକ – ନବଯୁଗ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାଳୟ

    ବଜ୍ରକବାଟି ରୋତ୍

    କଟକ – ୭୫୩୦୦୧

    ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପୁସ୍ତକ, ଯାହାରେ ଉର୍ଜାର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ରୋତ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରକୃତିରୁ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ କିପରି ଅଧିଗମନ କରାଯାଇପାରେ, ସେବିଷୟରେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରାଯାଇଛି।

    ଆନ୍ଦ୍ରେଇ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନଭଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପୃଷ୍ଠା ଅଙ୍କନରେ ଭରିଥିବା ପୃଷ୍ଠାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପୁସ୍ତକକୁ ଆରୋ ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ କରିଛି।

     

    ଏହି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଜିଜ୍ଞାସାକୁ ଜଗାଇ ଦିଏ:
    ଏୟାରପ୍ଲେନ୍ କାହିଁକି ଉଡେ?
    କାହିଁକି ଗାଡ଼ି ଏବଂ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଚାଲେ?
    ଆମ ଘର ଏବଂ କାରଖାନାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍ କାହିଁକି ଯୋଗାଇ ଯାଏ?
    ଲୋକମାନେ କାହିଁକି ଖାଉଛନ୍ତି?
    ସତରେ, କାହିଁକି ଏବଂ କଣ ପାଇଁ?

    You can get the book here and here

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  10. ଆଲେକ୍ସେଇ କ୍ରିଲୋଭ From Bonfire To Reactor (In Odia by Alexei Krylov)

    A popular science book for children explaining various sources of energy and how we can harness them from nature.

    Some really fantastic full page drawings by Andrei Platonov

    Translated to Oriya

    Why do airplanes fly?
    What makes cars and trains run?
    Why is electricity provided to our homes and to factories? Why do people eat? Indeed, why and what for?

    ତିହାସ

    – ଚିତ୍ରାଙ୍କନ – ଆଦେଲ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନୋଭ୍

    ଅନୁବାଦ – ଅରୁଣ ଢୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତ
    – ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପରିବେଶକ – ନବଯୁଗ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାଳୟ

    ବଜ୍ରକବାଟି ରୋତ୍

    କଟକ – ୭୫୩୦୦୧

    ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପୁସ୍ତକ, ଯାହାରେ ଉର୍ଜାର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ରୋତ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରକୃତିରୁ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ କିପରି ଅଧିଗମନ କରାଯାଇପାରେ, ସେବିଷୟରେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରାଯାଇଛି।

    ଆନ୍ଦ୍ରେଇ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନଭଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପୃଷ୍ଠା ଅଙ୍କନରେ ଭରିଥିବା ପୃଷ୍ଠାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପୁସ୍ତକକୁ ଆରୋ ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ କରିଛି।

     

    ଏହି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଜିଜ୍ଞାସାକୁ ଜଗାଇ ଦିଏ:
    ଏୟାରପ୍ଲେନ୍ କାହିଁକି ଉଡେ?
    କାହିଁକି ଗାଡ଼ି ଏବଂ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଚାଲେ?
    ଆମ ଘର ଏବଂ କାରଖାନାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍ କାହିଁକି ଯୋଗାଇ ଯାଏ?
    ଲୋକମାନେ କାହିଁକି ଖାଉଛନ୍ତି?
    ସତରେ, କାହିଁକି ଏବଂ କଣ ପାଇଁ?

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  11. ଆଲେକ୍ସେଇ କ୍ରିଲୋଭ From Bonfire To Reactor (In Odia by Alexei Krylov)

    A popular science book for children explaining various sources of energy and how we can harness them from nature.

    Some really fantastic full page drawings by Andrei Platonov

    Translated to Oriya

    Why do airplanes fly?
    What makes cars and trains run?
    Why is electricity provided to our homes and to factories? Why do people eat? Indeed, why and what for?

    ତିହାସ

    – ଚିତ୍ରାଙ୍କନ – ଆଦେଲ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନୋଭ୍

    ଅନୁବାଦ – ଅରୁଣ ଢୁମାର ମହାନ୍ତ
    – ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପରିବେଶକ – ନବଯୁଗ ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥାଳୟ

    ବଜ୍ରକବାଟି ରୋତ୍

    କଟକ – ୭୫୩୦୦୧

    ଶିଶୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏକ ଲୋକପ୍ରିୟ ବିଜ୍ଞାନ ପୁସ୍ତକ, ଯାହାରେ ଉର୍ଜାର ବିଭିନ୍ନ ସ୍ରୋତ ଏବଂ ପ୍ରକୃତିରୁ ସେଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ କିପରି ଅଧିଗମନ କରାଯାଇପାରେ, ସେବିଷୟରେ ବିସ୍ତାରରେ ବ୍ୟାଖ୍ୟା କରାଯାଇଛି।

    ଆନ୍ଦ୍ରେଇ ପ୍ଲାଟୋନଭଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ ପୃଷ୍ଠା ପୃଷ୍ଠା ଅଙ୍କନରେ ଭରିଥିବା ପୃଷ୍ଠାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପୁସ୍ତକକୁ ଆରୋ ଆକର୍ଷଣୀୟ କରିଛି।

     

    ଏହି ପ୍ରଶ୍ନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଜିଜ୍ଞାସାକୁ ଜଗାଇ ଦିଏ:
    ଏୟାରପ୍ଲେନ୍ କାହିଁକି ଉଡେ?
    କାହିଁକି ଗାଡ଼ି ଏବଂ ଟ୍ରେନ୍ ଚାଲେ?
    ଆମ ଘର ଏବଂ କାରଖାନାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ବିଦ୍ୟୁତ୍ କାହିଁକି ଯୋଗାଇ ଯାଏ?
    ଲୋକମାନେ କାହିଁକି ଖାଉଛନ୍ତି?
    ସତରେ, କାହିଁକି ଏବଂ କଣ ପାଇଁ?

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  12. रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांचा शोध – दमी. त्रीफोनोव, व. त्रीफोनोव (Chemical Elements How They Were Discovered In Marathi by D. N. Trifonov, V. D. Trifonov )

    या पुस्तकामध्ये आपण रसायनशास्त्रातील “मुळाक्षरां “ची कशी रचना झाली, तसेच आपल्या चौकस बुद्धिमत्तेतून संशोधकांनी एकामागोमाग एकेका नव्या मूलद्रव्याचा शोध कसा लावला याचे विवेचन करणार आहोत.

    बहुतेक सर्व रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांवर अनेक पुस्तके लिहिली गेली आहेत. त्यांची संख्या एवढी प्रचंड आहे की त्यांचे एक स्वतंत्र ग्रंथालयच होईल. त्या पुस्तकांमध्ये, मूलद्रव्यांचा अंतर्भाव असणारे खडक व खनिजे, त्यांच्या नि- एकर्षणाच्या विविध पद्धती, मूलद्रव्यांचे भौतिक आणि रासायनिक गुणधर्म यांचा आढावा घेतलेला असतो. काही मूलद्रव्ये आश्चर्य वाटण्याएवढी मुबलक आहेत. त्यांचे उपयोगही अनपेक्षित वाटावेत एवढ्या भिन्नभिन्न क्षेत्रात केलेले आढळतील. खरे तर आजच्या प्रगत वैज्ञानिक युगात प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचा काहीना काहीतरी महत्त्वपूर्ण उपयोग आहेच आहे असेच दिसेल. प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचे त्याचे स्वतःचे असे खास “चरित्र” असून ती सारी आपापल्या परीने वैशिष्ट्यपूर्णही आहेत हे खरे की मूलद्रव्यांच्या शोधांच्या इतिहासाबाबत अद्यापीही बरीच संदिग्धता आहे व इतिहासकारांना न सुटलेले प्रश्न अजूनही सोडविता आलेले नाहीत. कुणी सांगावे, त्यांच्यापैकी एखादा- दुसरा इतिहासकार तुम्हीही असू शकाल !

    अनुवाद : राजेंद्र सहस्रबुद्धे

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  13. रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांचा शोध – दमी. त्रीफोनोव, व. त्रीफोनोव (Chemical Elements How They Were Discovered In Marathi by D. N. Trifonov, V. D. Trifonov )

    या पुस्तकामध्ये आपण रसायनशास्त्रातील “मुळाक्षरां “ची कशी रचना झाली, तसेच आपल्या चौकस बुद्धिमत्तेतून संशोधकांनी एकामागोमाग एकेका नव्या मूलद्रव्याचा शोध कसा लावला याचे विवेचन करणार आहोत.

    बहुतेक सर्व रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांवर अनेक पुस्तके लिहिली गेली आहेत. त्यांची संख्या एवढी प्रचंड आहे की त्यांचे एक स्वतंत्र ग्रंथालयच होईल. त्या पुस्तकांमध्ये, मूलद्रव्यांचा अंतर्भाव असणारे खडक व खनिजे, त्यांच्या नि- एकर्षणाच्या विविध पद्धती, मूलद्रव्यांचे भौतिक आणि रासायनिक गुणधर्म यांचा आढावा घेतलेला असतो. काही मूलद्रव्ये आश्चर्य वाटण्याएवढी मुबलक आहेत. त्यांचे उपयोगही अनपेक्षित वाटावेत एवढ्या भिन्नभिन्न क्षेत्रात केलेले आढळतील. खरे तर आजच्या प्रगत वैज्ञानिक युगात प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचा काहीना काहीतरी महत्त्वपूर्ण उपयोग आहेच आहे असेच दिसेल. प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचे त्याचे स्वतःचे असे खास “चरित्र” असून ती सारी आपापल्या परीने वैशिष्ट्यपूर्णही आहेत हे खरे की मूलद्रव्यांच्या शोधांच्या इतिहासाबाबत अद्यापीही बरीच संदिग्धता आहे व इतिहासकारांना न सुटलेले प्रश्न अजूनही सोडविता आलेले नाहीत. कुणी सांगावे, त्यांच्यापैकी एखादा- दुसरा इतिहासकार तुम्हीही असू शकाल !

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  14. रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांचा शोध – दमी. त्रीफोनोव, व. त्रीफोनोव (Chemical Elements How They Were Discovered In Marathi by D. N. Trifonov, V. D. Trifonov )

    या पुस्तकामध्ये आपण रसायनशास्त्रातील “मुळाक्षरां “ची कशी रचना झाली, तसेच आपल्या चौकस बुद्धिमत्तेतून संशोधकांनी एकामागोमाग एकेका नव्या मूलद्रव्याचा शोध कसा लावला याचे विवेचन करणार आहोत.

    बहुतेक सर्व रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांवर अनेक पुस्तके लिहिली गेली आहेत. त्यांची संख्या एवढी प्रचंड आहे की त्यांचे एक स्वतंत्र ग्रंथालयच होईल. त्या पुस्तकांमध्ये, मूलद्रव्यांचा अंतर्भाव असणारे खडक व खनिजे, त्यांच्या नि- एकर्षणाच्या विविध पद्धती, मूलद्रव्यांचे भौतिक आणि रासायनिक गुणधर्म यांचा आढावा घेतलेला असतो. काही मूलद्रव्ये आश्चर्य वाटण्याएवढी मुबलक आहेत. त्यांचे उपयोगही अनपेक्षित वाटावेत एवढ्या भिन्नभिन्न क्षेत्रात केलेले आढळतील. खरे तर आजच्या प्रगत वैज्ञानिक युगात प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचा काहीना काहीतरी महत्त्वपूर्ण उपयोग आहेच आहे असेच दिसेल. प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचे त्याचे स्वतःचे असे खास “चरित्र” असून ती सारी आपापल्या परीने वैशिष्ट्यपूर्णही आहेत हे खरे की मूलद्रव्यांच्या शोधांच्या इतिहासाबाबत अद्यापीही बरीच संदिग्धता आहे व इतिहासकारांना न सुटलेले प्रश्न अजूनही सोडविता आलेले नाहीत. कुणी सांगावे, त्यांच्यापैकी एखादा- दुसरा इतिहासकार तुम्हीही असू शकाल !

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  15. रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांचा शोध – दमी. त्रीफोनोव, व. त्रीफोनोव (Chemical Elements How They Were Discovered In Marathi by D. N. Trifonov, V. D. Trifonov )

    या पुस्तकामध्ये आपण रसायनशास्त्रातील “मुळाक्षरां “ची कशी रचना झाली, तसेच आपल्या चौकस बुद्धिमत्तेतून संशोधकांनी एकामागोमाग एकेका नव्या मूलद्रव्याचा शोध कसा लावला याचे विवेचन करणार आहोत.

    बहुतेक सर्व रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांवर अनेक पुस्तके लिहिली गेली आहेत. त्यांची संख्या एवढी प्रचंड आहे की त्यांचे एक स्वतंत्र ग्रंथालयच होईल. त्या पुस्तकांमध्ये, मूलद्रव्यांचा अंतर्भाव असणारे खडक व खनिजे, त्यांच्या नि- एकर्षणाच्या विविध पद्धती, मूलद्रव्यांचे भौतिक आणि रासायनिक गुणधर्म यांचा आढावा घेतलेला असतो. काही मूलद्रव्ये आश्चर्य वाटण्याएवढी मुबलक आहेत. त्यांचे उपयोगही अनपेक्षित वाटावेत एवढ्या भिन्नभिन्न क्षेत्रात केलेले आढळतील. खरे तर आजच्या प्रगत वैज्ञानिक युगात प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचा काहीना काहीतरी महत्त्वपूर्ण उपयोग आहेच आहे असेच दिसेल. प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचे त्याचे स्वतःचे असे खास “चरित्र” असून ती सारी आपापल्या परीने वैशिष्ट्यपूर्णही आहेत हे खरे की मूलद्रव्यांच्या शोधांच्या इतिहासाबाबत अद्यापीही बरीच संदिग्धता आहे व इतिहासकारांना न सुटलेले प्रश्न अजूनही सोडविता आलेले नाहीत. कुणी सांगावे, त्यांच्यापैकी एखादा- दुसरा इतिहासकार तुम्हीही असू शकाल !

    अनुवाद : राजेंद्र सहस्रबुद्धे

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  16. रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांचा शोध – दमी. त्रीफोनोव, व. त्रीफोनोव (Chemical Elements How They Were Discovered In Marathi by D. N. Trifonov, V. D. Trifonov )

    या पुस्तकामध्ये आपण रसायनशास्त्रातील “मुळाक्षरां “ची कशी रचना झाली, तसेच आपल्या चौकस बुद्धिमत्तेतून संशोधकांनी एकामागोमाग एकेका नव्या मूलद्रव्याचा शोध कसा लावला याचे विवेचन करणार आहोत.

    बहुतेक सर्व रासायनिक मूलद्रव्यांवर अनेक पुस्तके लिहिली गेली आहेत. त्यांची संख्या एवढी प्रचंड आहे की त्यांचे एक स्वतंत्र ग्रंथालयच होईल. त्या पुस्तकांमध्ये, मूलद्रव्यांचा अंतर्भाव असणारे खडक व खनिजे, त्यांच्या नि- एकर्षणाच्या विविध पद्धती, मूलद्रव्यांचे भौतिक आणि रासायनिक गुणधर्म यांचा आढावा घेतलेला असतो. काही मूलद्रव्ये आश्चर्य वाटण्याएवढी मुबलक आहेत. त्यांचे उपयोगही अनपेक्षित वाटावेत एवढ्या भिन्नभिन्न क्षेत्रात केलेले आढळतील. खरे तर आजच्या प्रगत वैज्ञानिक युगात प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचा काहीना काहीतरी महत्त्वपूर्ण उपयोग आहेच आहे असेच दिसेल. प्रत्येक मूलद्रव्याचे त्याचे स्वतःचे असे खास “चरित्र” असून ती सारी आपापल्या परीने वैशिष्ट्यपूर्णही आहेत हे खरे की मूलद्रव्यांच्या शोधांच्या इतिहासाबाबत अद्यापीही बरीच संदिग्धता आहे व इतिहासकारांना न सुटलेले प्रश्न अजूनही सोडविता आलेले नाहीत. कुणी सांगावे, त्यांच्यापैकी एखादा- दुसरा इतिहासकार तुम्हीही असू शकाल !

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  17. Engaging Essays In Cosmology by A. Tomilin

     

    About the Book

    A book of essays and short stories in three parts and ten chapters about the people and the achievements of the great science of the structure and development of the Universe from antiquity to the present day, composed and written on the basis of many sources by the author.

    About the Author

    A. Tomilin is a lecturer at an institute. Engaging Essays on Cosmology is not the first book by this author.

    Young readers have repeatedly encountered his name in the pages of journals and popular
    science collections. Several works have come from his pen, published by the “Children’s
    Literature” publishing house, including the booklet For What – Nothing, written in
    collaboration with N.V. Terebinskaya, the book Project Alpha K–2, as well as the book Engaging Essays on Astronomy, issued by “Molodaya Gvardiya.”

    This English translation of the book in English by Damitr Mazanav, has an extended epilogue containing exciting new discoveries the theories from 1970s to 2026 that have fundamentally changed our views about Universe.

    Translated from the Russian and typeset in LaTeX by Damitr Mazanav using Quattrocento

    Illustrations: G. Kovanov and V. Kovynev

    This English translation released on the Web by The Mir Titles Project in 2026
    under Creative Commons Share Alike 4.0 License.

    You can get the book here and here

    Translator’s Note

    This is the fourth book I am translating the Eureka series. The author A.N.~Tomilin has written several popular science books. We have earlier seen his book on cosmogony, titled Fascinating Cosmogony. This book is on a related theme of Cosmology. I was first introduced to ideas of cosmology and general relativity during my masters. Since then, the idea that we can infact study and make sense of the origins and structure of the universe at the largest scale have fascinated me. Translating this book in many ways was refreshing some of the ideas of cosmology and general relativity that I had learned. The quote by Corliss is indicative of how with limited data, we here on Earth, an insignificant part of the universe can make sense of it at all, constructing theories that will make sense of what we observe.

    Since the book was written in 1971, several speculative hypotheses presented in the book have not been supported by data. To indicate this, at some places I have added sidenotes with my initials “DM”. I have also added an \textbf{Epilogue: Cosmology as of 2026} which summarises some of the major landmarks in the themes discussed since the book was written in 1970s. Another change that I have added is to give the chapters descriptive titles. Originally, the chapters were just numbered, but I thought giving descriptive titles would be a better choice.

    The reader will occasionally encounter brief, aphoristic remarks attributed to Kozma Prutkov in the last chapter. These are not incidental embellishments, but deliberate inclusions. Kozma Prutkov was not a single individual, but a fictional author created in nineteenth-century Russia by a group of writers, including Aleksey Tolstoy and the Zhemchuzhnikov brothers. Presented as a pompous yet self-assured thinker, Prutkov’s writings consist of concise maxims, paradoxes, and satirical observations on knowledge, reason, and human pretension.

    At first glance, such a figure may seem out of place in a discussion of cosmology. Yet the inclusion is not without purpose. Scientific inquiry, particularly in a field as vast and abstract as cosmology, carries with it a natural tendency towards overconfidence in models, measurements, and interpretations. Prutkov’s aphorisms serve as a quiet counterpoint to this tendency. They remind us — often with a touch of irony — that clarity is hard-won, that appearances can mislead, and that systems of thought, however elegant, may conceal their own limitations.

    There is also a more practical reason. Cosmology deals with scales and concepts far removed from everyday experience. At such distances, both literal and intellectual, language can easily become either overly technical or excessively grand. A well-placed aphorism has the virtue of restoring proportion. It compresses an idea into a form that can be held in mind, even as the surrounding discussion expands beyond immediate intuition.

    The remarks of Kozma Prutkov are therefore included not as commentary on specific results, but as companions to them. They are meant to be read not as authorities, but as provocations — brief interruptions that invite the reader to pause, reflect, and occasionally question the very framework within which the narrative unfolds. Mistakes and omissions (and I am sure they will be there), if any, are my own.

    Contents

    Translator’s Note vii
    Instead Of An Introduction xvii

    I. People 1

    1. The Miletus Manifesto 3

    1.1. When the Earth Was Flat… 4
    1.2. In the Homeland of Science .
    1.3. Thales of Miletus 11
    1.4. Heraclitus of Ephesus 21
    1.5. Philosophy + Mathematics = ? 24
    1.6. Elea: Xenophanes and Parmenides 31
    1.7. Zeno of Elea and His Paradoxes 35
    1.8. The Atomists 40
    1.9. Summa summarum of Greek materialism 43

    2. The Philosopher King of Physics

    2.1. Aristotle 47
    2.2. The Triumph of Aristotelianism 53
    2.3. At the Decline of Classical Greco-Roman Culture 58
    2.4. Zigzag of History 64
    2.5. Flames of Bonfires Do Not Dispel the Night 67
    2.6. The Principles of Papal Infallibility 70
    2.7. The Catholic Church and Progress 75
    2.8. The Middle Ages and Technology 80

    3. From Cusa to Calculus 89

    3.1. Nicholas of Cusa 91
    3.2. Cosmological Rubicon 96
    3.3. The Immortality of the Great Heretic 102
    3.4. Eppur si muove!. 110
    3.5. René Descartes (Cartesius) 124
    3.6. Isaac Newton 132
    3.7. How Useful It Is When There Are No Great Discoveries 136
    3.8. Newton’s Apple 142
    3.9. The Universe of Sir Isaac 148

    II. Successes and Doubts 157

    4. The Star-Struck Philosophers 159

    4.1. The World in Lomonosov’s Hands 162
    4.2. The Universe as a System — Early Speculations 166
    4.3. Immanuel Kant — Natural Philosopher 170
    4.4. Epilogue of the Philosopher’s Life 178
    4.5. Johann Lambert 183
    4.6. William Herschel 187

    5. The Dark Night of the Paradox 195

    5.1. Olbers’ Paradox 198
    5.2. Knights of the “Heat Death” 203
    5.3. Hugo von Seeliger 210
    5.4. A Celestial Census Saves the Situation 213

    6. The Copernicus of Curves 219

    6.1. What Euclid Taught 222
    6.2. The King Midas of the Land of Mathematics 229
    6.3. Visiting the Flatfolk 235
    6.4. Gauss’s “Magnificent Theorem” 241
    6.5. The Copernicus of Geometry 245
    6.6. The Real Construction of the “Imaginary World”256
    6.7. The Astonishing Spaces of Bernhard Riemann 261

    III. Ideas 269

    7. The Symphony of Space-Time 271

    7.1. Can a “Decisive Experiment” Fail? 273
    7.2. Overture to the Symphony of Relativity 279
    7.3. In Search of the Harmony of the Universe 286
    7.4. The Fourth Dimension 293
    7.5. Special Theory of Relativity 302
    7.6. The next step was inevitable… 305
    7.7. “Look!” 314

    8. The Priest, the Prize, and the Point of Origin 331

    8.1. Nineteen Hundred And Seventeen, February 332
    8.2. “I Only Solve The Equations” 342
    8.3. Yet Another Great Discovery 354
    8.4. Horizons of the Universe 365
    8.5. Father Georges Solves Equations 369
    8.6. Genius of George Gamow 372
    8.7. “Big Bang” 377

    9. A Journey Along the t-Axis 387

    9.1. From “Radio Stars” to Star-like Objects 389
    9.2. Quasars, or What Practice Does to Theory 395
    9.3. A Journey Along the t-Axis 399
    9.4. The Universe, the Year 1971 407

    10. The Battle for the Soul of the Cosmos 413

    10.1. When an Idea Is Not Mad Enough 415
    10.2. Kabbalistics of the Twentieth Century 424
    10.3. Matter + Antimatter = ? 434
    10.4. The Battle of Ideas Continues 441
    10.5. What Is the Universe? 446

    IV. Epilogue: Cosmology as of 2026 453

    11. The Dark Side of the Cosmos 455

    11.1. The Mystery of the Missing Mass 457
    11.2. A Hi-Res Echo of the Beginning 460
    11.3. WMAP and the Age of Precision 465
    11.4. Planck: The Ultimate Map (So far…) 467
    11.5. Seconds after the Bang 470
    11.6. The Cosmic Web: The Universe Draws Its Own Map 474
    11.7. The Sloan Digital Sky Survey 476
    11.8. Dark Energy and the Runaway Universe 479
    11.9. The Hubble Deep Field 483
    11.10. Hearing the Black Holes 487
    11.11. The Future of the “t-Axis” 490
    11.12. The Hubble Tension 496
    11.13. The Next Horizon: The Engines of Discovery 499
    11.14. The Mathematical Horizon 503
    11.15. Concluding Thoughts 504

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  18. In The World Of Isotopes by V. Mezentsev

    A little book describing basics of isotopes and their applications in various fields.

    Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

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    Contents

    1. On the Threshold of a New Era 5
    2. “Factories of Radioisotopes” 7
    3. “Radioeyes” 12
    4. Radioisotopes and Geological Prospecting 20
    5. Tracer Atoms in Industry 22
    6. Tracer Atoms in Chemistry 25
    7. The Geological Clock 27
    8. A Pocket Electric Station 32
    9. The Atom in Agriculture 33
    10. The Atom in Medicine 45

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  19. In The World Of Isotopes by V. Mezentsev

    A little book describing basics of isotopes and their applications in various fields.

    Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

    You can get the book here and here

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    Contents

    1. On the Threshold of a New Era 5
    2. “Factories of Radioisotopes” 7
    3. “Radioeyes” 12
    4. Radioisotopes and Geological Prospecting 20
    5. Tracer Atoms in Industry 22
    6. Tracer Atoms in Chemistry 25
    7. The Geological Clock 27
    8. A Pocket Electric Station 32
    9. The Atom in Agriculture 33
    10. The Atom in Medicine 45

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  20. In The World Of Isotopes by V. Mezentsev

    A little book describing basics of isotopes and their applications in various fields.

    Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

    You can get the book here and here

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    Contents

    1. On the Threshold of a New Era 5
    2. “Factories of Radioisotopes” 7
    3. “Radioeyes” 12
    4. Radioisotopes and Geological Prospecting 20
    5. Tracer Atoms in Industry 22
    6. Tracer Atoms in Chemistry 25
    7. The Geological Clock 27
    8. A Pocket Electric Station 32
    9. The Atom in Agriculture 33
    10. The Atom in Medicine 45

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  21. In The World Of Isotopes by V. Mezentsev

    A little book describing basics of isotopes and their applications in various fields.

    Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

    You can get the book here and here

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    Contents

    1. On the Threshold of a New Era 5
    2. “Factories of Radioisotopes” 7
    3. “Radioeyes” 12
    4. Radioisotopes and Geological Prospecting 20
    5. Tracer Atoms in Industry 22
    6. Tracer Atoms in Chemistry 25
    7. The Geological Clock 27
    8. A Pocket Electric Station 32
    9. The Atom in Agriculture 33
    10. The Atom in Medicine 45

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  22. In The World Of Isotopes by V. Mezentsev

    A little book describing basics of isotopes and their applications in various fields.

    Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

    You can get the book here and here

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    Contents

    1. On the Threshold of a New Era 5
    2. “Factories of Radioisotopes” 7
    3. “Radioeyes” 12
    4. Radioisotopes and Geological Prospecting 20
    5. Tracer Atoms in Industry 22
    6. Tracer Atoms in Chemistry 25
    7. The Geological Clock 27
    8. A Pocket Electric Station 32
    9. The Atom in Agriculture 33
    10. The Atom in Medicine 45

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  23. We have finally achieved the 1950s #PopularScience dream of a flying #NuclearReactor! (If we ignore the fact that the reactor wasn't actually running or doing anything at all while in the air.)

    npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-57217

  24. We have finally achieved the 1950s #PopularScience dream of a flying #NuclearReactor! (If we ignore the fact that the reactor wasn't actually running or doing anything at all while in the air.)

    npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-57217

  25. 🎓🚀 Terence Tao graces us mere mortals with a tome on math's "essentials," because clearly, numbers and algebra are still mysteries needing divine enlightenment. 📚✨ Can't wait to see how "popular" this "book" becomes among those who confuse mastodon with a math concept. 🤓🔢
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/02 #TerenceTao #MathEssentials #MathBook #PopularScience #MathMysteries #HackerNews #ngated

  26. 🎓🚀 Terence Tao graces us mere mortals with a tome on math's "essentials," because clearly, numbers and algebra are still mysteries needing divine enlightenment. 📚✨ Can't wait to see how "popular" this "book" becomes among those who confuse mastodon with a math concept. 🤓🔢
    terrytao.wordpress.com/2026/02 #TerenceTao #MathEssentials #MathBook #PopularScience #MathMysteries #HackerNews #ngated

  27. यह सभी कुत्तें है – ईगर अकीमुश्किन(The Dog Family Stories In Hindi by Igor Akimushkin)

    A little book describing various members of the dog family
    कुत्ते के परिवार के विभिन्न सदस्यों का वर्णन करने वाली एक छोटी सी किताब

    चित्रकारः अ० केलेइनिकोव
    अनुवादकः संगमलाल मालवीय

     

    You can get the book here and here

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  28. ENTERTAINING, IMPRESSIVELY COMPREHENSIVE history of humanity’s long and confused journey to the discovery of germ theory is a work of popular science with all the propulsive energy of a mystery novel, even though we know the ending. A MINUS

    barnesandnoble.com/w/so-very-s

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    #book #Books #bookstodon #bookreview #bookreviews #nonfiction #science #sciencewriting #popularscience #biology #medicine #historyofscience

  29. ENTERTAINING, IMPRESSIVELY COMPREHENSIVE history of humanity’s long and confused journey to the discovery of germ theory is a work of popular science with all the propulsive energy of a mystery novel, even though we know the ending. A MINUS

    barnesandnoble.com/w/so-very-s

    @bookstodon

    #book #Books #bookstodon #bookreview #bookreviews #nonfiction #science #sciencewriting #popularscience #biology #medicine #historyofscience

  30. Titan - Deep Analysis (pt. 3) Finale

    An excellent #analysis of the #OceanGate's #Titan #catastrophe. The video was made by a Polish popular science youtuber Dariusz Hoffmann for his #SciFun channel, but automatic English subtitles have been good enough for the parts that I checked.

    youtube.com/watch?v=tUeIpeesU8

    #popsci #popularscience #safety #submersible

  31. Titan - Deep Analysis (pt. 2)

    An excellent #analysis of the #OceanGate's #Titan #catastrophe. The video was made by a Polish popular science youtuber Dariusz Hoffmann for his #SciFun channel, but automatic English subtitles have been good enough for the parts that I checked.

    youtube.com/watch?v=t3kQrGs2w6

    #popsci #popularscience #safety #submersible

  32. Titan - Deep Analysis (pt.1)

    An excellent #analysis of the #OceanGate's #Titan #catastrophe. The video was made by a Polish popular science youtuber Dariusz Hoffmann for his #SciFun channel, but automatic English subtitles have been good enough for the parts that I checked.

    youtube.com/watch?v=QzfXag4r7V

    #popsci #popularscience #safety #submersible

  33. Geologic Calendar (Geology ⛰️)

    The Geologic Calendar is a scale in which the geological timespan of the Earth is mapped onto a calendrical year; that is to say, the day one of the Earth took place on a geologic January 1 at precisely midnight, and today's date and time is December 31 at midnight. On this calendar, the inferred appearance of the first living sing...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic

    #GeologicCalendar #Analogy #Geology #UnitsOfTime #PopularScience #TimeInAstronomy

  34. Geologic Calendar (Geology ⛰️)

    The Geologic Calendar is a scale in which the geological timespan of the Earth is mapped onto a calendrical year; that is to say, the day one of the Earth took place on a geologic January 1 at precisely midnight, and today's date and time is December 31 at midnight. On this calendar, the inferred appearance of the first living sing...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geologic

    #GeologicCalendar #Analogy #Geology #UnitsOfTime #PopularScience #TimeInAstronomy