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Wow.. wow.. there are others who have read the same things. :) The hydro pneumatic rocket! I tried to find Mir publishers books about 10 years ago. Apparently

by muks 8y ago

Wow.. wow.. there are others who have read the same things. :) The hydro pneumatic rocket! I tried to find Mir publishers books about 10 years ago. Apparently Mir got bought out and publishing ceased. Another gem is "Fun with maths and physics" by Ya Perelman. It's available in a cheap reprint now, nothing that matches the original Mir publishers book.

vishnugupta 8y ago
I read the Kannada translation of the book "Fun with Physics" back when I was in primary school. Didn't understand large parts of it but that didn't stop me from repeatedly reading the books. As high quality as the content was I absolutely loved the high quality print, glossy and gorgeous paper, and really beautiful and durable hard cover. The illustrations were also of high quality. They also had a very distinct smell. Another Kannada translated book I read (countless times) is stories from Russian history. Needless to say Russian books are a part of my childhood :)
- rahulun 8y ago
  I remember reading a hard bound introduction to quantum mechanics from Mir publishers on a summer vacation..
- Fins 8y ago
  That sounds much nicer than any edition of Perelman's books I've ever laid my hands on in Russian.Those were great books, though!
- yantrams 8y ago
  Is this the book you are referring to ? - https://sovietbookbugs.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/rassian-charithra-katalu-gadhalu.jpg https://sovietbookbugs.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/rassian-c...
  - vishnugupta 8y ago
    Holy mother!!! Never in my dreams could I imagine I'd be seeing it again. You've made my day :-). And, as you'd know surely, how similar/close Kannada and Telugu scripts are I could effortlessly read it! It does bring back a flood of memories. Thanks again :-)
    - yantrams 8y ago
      You're welcome :) Memorable tales and gorgeous illustrations. This is one of the few books I managed to keep in absolute mint condition :) I have a scanned version lying around in my collection. Will upload sometime soon on my blog.
avmich 8y ago
Wikipedia says Mir publishing house exists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Publishers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Publishers

by muks 8y ago

vishnugupta 8y ago

I read the Kannada translation of the book "Fun with Physics" back when I was in primary school. Didn't understand large parts of it but that didn't stop me from repeatedly reading the books. As high quality as the content was I absolutely loved the high quality print, glossy and gorgeous paper, and really beautiful and durable hard cover. The illustrations were also of high quality. They also had a very distinct smell. Another Kannada translated book I read (countless times) is stories from Russian history. Needless to say Russian books are a part of my childhood :)

rahulun 8y ago
I remember reading a hard bound introduction to quantum mechanics from Mir publishers on a summer vacation..
Fins 8y ago
That sounds much nicer than any edition of Perelman's books I've ever laid my hands on in Russian.Those were great books, though!
yantrams 8y ago
Is this the book you are referring to ? - https://sovietbookbugs.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/rassian-charithra-katalu-gadhalu.jpg https://sovietbookbugs.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/rassian-c...
- vishnugupta 8y ago
  Holy mother!!! Never in my dreams could I imagine I'd be seeing it again. You've made my day :-). And, as you'd know surely, how similar/close Kannada and Telugu scripts are I could effortlessly read it! It does bring back a flood of memories. Thanks again :-)
  - yantrams 8y ago
    You're welcome :) Memorable tales and gorgeous illustrations. This is one of the few books I managed to keep in absolute mint condition :) I have a scanned version lying around in my collection. Will upload sometime soon on my blog.

avmich 8y ago

Wikipedia says Mir publishing house exists. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Publishers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mir_Publishers