Annotated List of Non-Periodical Literature on the Physical Sciences,

Published from December 16, 1939, to February 15, 1940¹

a) Books and Brochures

*1. Akulov N. S., Prof., Ferromagnetism, 88 pp., 60 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1939, price 5 rub. 25 kop., hardbound 1 rub. 50 kop., print run 4000.

A monograph based on the author’s works published in the Russian and foreign press during the period 1928–1938. Contents (by parts): I — Anisotropy of ferromagnetic crystals (15–50), II — Theory of magnetization curves and hysteresis loop (51–95), III — Theory of odd effects (96–141), IV — Theory of the temperature dependence of ferromagnetic phenomena (142–175).

1. Bokinik Ya., Color Photography, 72 pp., 1 fig. and 4 color inserts, Amateur Photographer’s Library, book 13, Goskinoizdat, Moscow, 1939, price 2 rub. 50 kop., print run 10,000.

The book contains a popular exposition of the basic principles and methods of color photography. Contents (by chapters): I — Principles of color photography (5–24), II — Color photography shooting (25–39), III — Methods of color printing (40–61).

1. Bukholts N. N. and Goltsman V. K., Course of Theoretical Mechanics, Part Three, Dynamics, 215 pp., 107 figs. (Military Air Academy of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army named after Zhukovsky, Order of Lenin), State Publishing House of the Defense Industry, Moscow—Leningrad, 1939, price 6 rub. (hardbound), print run 10,000.

The books constitute the third part of a course in theoretical mechanics approved by the All-Union Committee for Higher School Affairs for students of the military academies of the Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army.

The exposition of mechanics is given in vector form, and it is assumed that the reader is already familiar with the elements of vector algebra.

1. Goldovsky E. M., Prof., Physical Foundations of Motion-Picture Technology, 224 pp., 137 figs., Goskinoizdat, Moscow, 1939, price 8 rub. 25 kop., hardbound 1 rub. 75 kop., print run 2500.

Contents (by chapters): I — The required magnitude of luminous fluxes of lamps for cinematographic processes (20–41), II — Constancy of the luminous flux of light sources used in motion-picture technology (42–80), III — The effect of variable illumination with constancy of the luminous flux of the light source and intermittent motion—

¹ Publications marked with an asterisk are described from advance copies before these publications went on sale.

film (81–116), IV — The effect of variable illumination with a constant luminous flux and uniform motion of the film (117–145), V — The effect of variable illumination with a variable value of the luminous flux and uniform motion of the film (146–161), VI — Distortions of the effect of variable illumination (162–222).

5. Dombrovskaya E. A., Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky, 1847–1921: Recollections and Materials for a Biography, Scientific section, edited by Prof. V. P. Vetchinkin and Prof. A. P. Kotelnikov, 348 pp. with photographs, State Publishing House of the Defense Industry, Moscow–Leningrad, 1939, price 8 rubles (bound), print run 2000.

The book was written by N. E. Zhukovsky’s niece on the basis of personal recollections and the accounts of close friends. The biography is divided into two parts, the first of which is devoted to N. E. Zhukovsky’s childhood and years of study, and the second to fifty years of his scientific activity. Following the text is a list of N. E. Zhukovsky’s printed works, compiled by N. M. Semenova, including 175 titles and the dates of his scientific and public activity.

6. Zhukovsky N. E., Prof. Analytical Mechanics, Theory of Regulation of Machine Motion, Applied Mechanics, edited by Prof. V. P. Vetchinkin and Prof. A. P. Kotelnikov, 462 pp., with figs., 1 insert and 1 portrait (Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Prof. N. E. Zhukovsky), State Publishing House of the Defense Industry, Moscow–Leningrad, 1939, price 11 rubles (bound), print run 3000.

The course in analytical mechanics was delivered by N. E. Zhukovsky at the Moscow Higher Technical School from 1874 to 1920. The course “Theory of Regulation of Machine Motion” was delivered by him there as an episodic course in 1908/09. “Applied Mechanics” is a popular course delivered by N. E. Zhukovsky over many years at the advanced secondary school—the Practical Academy of Commercial Sciences.

7. Zhukovsky N. E., Prof. Kinematics, Statics, Dynamics of a Point (University course), edited by Honored Scientist Prof. A. P. Kotelnikov, 404 pp., 54 figs., 1 portrait (Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after N. E. Zhukovsky), State Publishing House of the Defense Industry, Moscow–Leningrad, 1939, price 10 rubles (bound), print run 7000.

This course, delivered by N. E. Zhukovsky at Moscow University from 1886 to 1919, had never been printed. The present edition reproduces the lithographed edition of the student Rodzevich, issued in 1914. Some problems from the lithographed edition of 1887 have been added to it, and minor editorial corrections have been introduced.

8. Zhukovsky N. E., Prof. Complete Collected Works, Lectures, Issue 2, Theoretical Foundations of Aeronautics, Part II, First edition, edited by Prof. A. P. Kotelnikov, Prof. V. S. Pyshnov, and Prof. V. A. Semenov, 207 pp., 35 figs., 1 portrait (Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Prof. N. E. Zhukovsky, Commission for the publication of the works of Prof. N. E. Zhukovsky), State Publishing House of the Defense Industry, Moscow–Leningrad, 1939, without price (subscription edition), print run 3000.

The book contains lectures by N. E. Zhukovsky delivered by him in the period from December 1911 to December 1912. They are being published for the first time. For the present edition they have been distributed according to their content into three chapters: “Modification of Kirchhoff’s Method” (11–25), “Description of Airfoils, Theory of Gliding and Stability of Airplanes” (26–113), and “Theory of the Flight of Apparatus Lighter Than Air” (Spherical Aerostats, Theory of Flights, Di Zhabeli) (114–198).

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* 9. Stoletov A. G., Collected Works. Edited and with notes by Prof. A. K. Timiryazev. Volume One, Original investigations, scientific-critical articles, letters and notes, 464 pp., with figs. and 1 portrait, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1939, price 9 rub. 25 kopecks, binding 1 rub. 75 kopecks, print run 4000.

Contents: Survey of the theory of electricity (11—29), The general problem of electrostatics and its reduction to the simplest case (30—74), Speech before the disputation at the defense of the dissertation on the topic “Investigation of the function of magnetization of soft iron” (75—80). Investigation of the function of magnetization of soft iron (Doctoral dissertation) (81—150), Inverse derivation of the fundamental electrodynamic law (151—159), Note on the magnetization function of various bodies (160—164), On Kohlrausch’s measurement of the mercury unit of resistance (165—174), Extract from the “Speeches and protocols of the VI Congress of Russian Naturalists and Physicians in St. Petersburg” (175—176), On one method for determining the ratio of electromagnetic and electrostatic units in Maxwell (177—184), On contact electricity (185—197), Notes on the critical state of bodies, Article I (198—206), On the speed of sound in tubes with rarefied air (207—216), Actino-electric investigations (217—266), Continuation of actino-electric investigations (267—269), On actino-electric currents in rarefied gases (270—275), On the critical state of bodies, Articles II, III and IV (276—338), From Cambridge (Letter to the editors of “Moskovskie Vedomosti”) (341—346), The “Commission on Units” at the Paris Congress (347—351), Congress of Electricians in Paris (352—368), Electrical Exhibition and Congress of Electricians in Paris (369—388), Second Congress of Electricians in Paris (389—397), On the occasion of “Investigations” by Prince B. Golitsyn (398—462).

b) Proceedings of Institutes

10. Proceedings of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Metrology, Issue 20 (36), Electrical investigations and measurements. Edited by Prof. N. A. Marenin, 90 pp., with figs., GONTI, Editorial Office of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Leningrad—Moscow, 1939, price 4 rub., print run 600.

Contents: I. N. Krotkov, Application of a differential galvanometer to the measurement of resistance and determination of temperature coefficients (4—27), A. A. Chechulin, Influence of measurement error on the accuracy of calibrating an induction meter (27—49), N. A. Marenin, Stroboscopic method for measuring technical frequencies (49—69), V. I. Krotova and S. V. Gorbachevich, Measurement of frequency from 100 to 1000 Hz (70—75), A. A. Chechulin, Accuracy of the stroboscopic method of frequency measurement (75—82), V. I. Krotova, A method for calibrating a standard transformer according to Bruks (83—89).

11. Proceedings of the Moscow Institute of Steel named after I. V. Stalin. Under the scientific direction and scientific editorship of the heads of departments; managing editor Candidate of Technical Sciences N. M. Surovoi, Collection XIII, Metallurgy and Heat Treatment, 360 pp., with figs. and 1 insert (Moscow Institute of Steel named after I. V. Stalin, Scientific Research Sector), State Publishing House of the Defense Industry, Moscow—Leningrad, 1939, price 12 rub. (bound), print run 2000.

Contents: Candidate of Technical Sciences V. Ya. Lyubov, Tempering of high-speed steel (3—80), Prof.-Doctor N. A. Minkevich and Eng. O. S. Ivanov, Low-alloyed tungsten and molybdenum high-speed steels (81—126), Prof.-Doctor N. A. Minkevich and Eng. Yu. A. Geller, On the conditions of dissolution and precipitation of carbides in high-alloy tool steel (127—141),

Assoc. Prof. L. A. Prokoshkin and Eng. V. S. Tsarevdvortsev, Cyaniding of high-speed steel in saltpetre baths (142–159), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin, Cyaniding of steel EI 116 (160–183), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin, Cyaniding of steel EI 184 (184–201), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin, On the nature of the products of steel cyaniding at low temperatures (202–218), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin and Eng. N. P. Agapova, Azotization of chromium-vanadium steel (219–235), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin and Eng. A. F. Usov, Diffusion of beryllium into iron and steel (236–255), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin, Eng. I. M. Gryaznov and Eng. M. I. Yudkevich, Stepwise heat treatment of chromsil steel (256–270), Assoc. Prof. D. A. Prokoshkin, Eng. G. K. Shreiber and Eng. A. B. Altman, The influence of tempering on residual stresses and impact toughness of steel (271–286), Prof.-Doctor N. A. Minkevich, Eng. N. N. Sirota and Eng. O. P. Fedorova, Application of the method of complex physical analysis to the study of the tempering process of hardened steel EKhS3 (287–307), Prof.-Doctor N. A. Minkevich and Assoc. Prof. A. M. Borzdyka, Structure and mechanical properties of certain new grades of heat-resistant steel in connection with their heat treatment (308–342), Assoc. Prof. A. M. Borzdyka, Age-hardening chromium-titanium-manganese steel (343–357).

S. A. Shorygin, Moscow