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Annotated Index No. 30 of Non-Periodical Literature on the Physical Sciences Published in the First Half of 1947*
1. Berg L. S., Acad., Climate and Life. 2nd revised and enlarged ed., 356 pp. with illustrations and maps in the text and on 1 insert, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Geographical Literature, Moscow, 1947, price 24 rubles, binding 3 rubles, print run 10,000.
The aim of the author of this scientific monograph was to show the influence of climate change on relief, vegetation, fauna, soil, and nature in general. The author defends the following basic ideas: 1) Over the last 2000 years it is impossible to detect a change in climate in the direction of a continuous decrease in the amount of moisture falling (“desiccation”). Rather, on the contrary: a certain humidification is observed, against the background of which climatic fluctuations of short duration occur (from 40 to 50 years). An example may be the recent warming, which lasted from 1919 to 1939. 2) The present epoch was preceded by a time with a drier climate, when steppes and deserts extended considerably farther north than they do now. 3) As can be seen from the distribution of marine animals, the influence of the glacial epoch manifested itself in a decrease of temperature even in the tropics.
2. Conversations about Nature and Man. 312 pp. with illus., Publishing House of the Central Committee of the VLKSM “Molodaya Gvardiya,” no city, 1947, price 10 rubles (bound), print run 50,000.
A collection of articles compiled from reprints of popular brochures issued by the same publishing house in 1944–1945 and intended for the poorly prepared reader. Among the articles: Prof. B. A. Vorontsov-Velyaminov, “Was There a Beginning, and Will There Be an End to the World?” (3–32), Prof. B. A. Vorontsov-Velyaminov, “Is There Life on the Planets?” (33–60), E. G. Ananiashvili, “The Structure of Matter” (61–106), I. V. Sergeev, “Unusual Celestial Phenomena” (107–138), F. D. Bubleinikov, “Terrible Phenomena of Nature” (139–164), Prof. S. D. Balakhovskii, “The Sun—the Source of Life” (165–190).
3. Vologdin V., Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Atomic Energy. 24 pp., 6 figs. and 1 portrait in the text. Series “Scientists for Schoolchildren,” State Publishing House of Children’s Literature of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 70 kopecks, print run 50,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for pupils of the upper grades.
* The index is a continuation of a series of similar indexes published in Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk from 1937 to 1940. In subsequent indexes periodical literature will also be covered.
4. Volkenstein M. V., The Structure of Molecules. 275 pp., 133 figs. Popular-science series—monographs, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947; price 18 rubles, print run 5000.
A popular-science monograph intended for students and research workers. The author’s main task is to characterize the physical methods of theoretical and experimental investigation of molecules and its results. In doing so, he did not seek to describe all the properties of molecules, but limited himself only to those which, from his point of view, are necessary for obtaining general ideas; in particular, the author does not consider magnetic properties, many questions relating to electronic spectra, etc. Contents (by chapters): I—Introduction (5–28), II—The Nature of the Chemical Bond (29–67), III—Geometry of Molecules (68–95), IV—Chemical Bonds in Polyatomic Molecules (96–121), V—Electrical Properties of Molecules (122–149), VI—Anisotropy of Molecules (150–175), VII—Spectra of Molecules (176–205), VIII—Vibrations of Polyatomic Molecules (206–259).
5. Vorontsov-Vel’yaminov B. A., Prof., The Universe. 488 pp., 134 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 10 rubles (bound), print run 20,000.
A popular-science book intended for a broad circle of readers. Contents (by chapters): Introduction—The Eyes and Hands of Astronomers (11–44), I—The Main Members of the Solar Family (47–62), II—Tiny Planets (63–91), III—Visible Nothing (92–142), IV—Falling Stars and Star Showers (143–192), V—Celestial Stones and Dust (193–262), VI—The Birth of Earths and Planetary Systems (263–282), VII—The Star Nearest to Us—the Sun (285–320), VIII—Stars—Distant Suns (321–384), IX—Islands of the Universe (385–410), X—The Life of Stars (411–442), XI—Stars That Destroy Themselves (443–466), XII—The World of Diffuse Gases (467–488).
6. Ilyashenko S. M., Faster than Sound (On Jet Engines). 48 pp., 28 figs., Popular-Science Library, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 90 kopecks, print run 200,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for the less-prepared reader. Contents (by sections): I—The Struggle for Speed (3–10), II—Jet Propulsion (11–17), III—Artillery Without Guns (17–30), IV—A New Era in Aviation (30–46).
7. Kalitin N. N., Rays of the Sun. 112 pp., 49 figs. Popular-science series, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 6 rubles, print run 5000.
A popular-science book intended for readers possessing preparation at the level of a full secondary-school course. Contents (by sections): The Sun as a Source of Radiation (7–15), The Influence of the Earth’s Atmosphere on a Sunbeam (15–18), Absorption of Solar Rays in the Atmosphere (18–29), Solar Radiation (29–34), The Intensity of Solar Radiation at the Earth’s Surface (34–41), Maximum Values of Solar Radiation (41–44), Spectral Composition of Solar Radiation (44–48), The Sum of Heat of Solar Radiation (48–58), Diffuse Radiation of the Atmosphere (58–61), Total Radiation (62–66), On the Loss of Heat by the Earth through Radiation and on the Balance of Radiant Energy (66–71), On Albedo (71–74), Solar Rays and the Plant World (73–81), The Sunbeam as a Therapeutic Factor (81–90), The Use of Solar Radiation for Technical Purposes and in Everyday Life (90–107).
- Kapustinsky A. F., Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Prof., Atomic Energy. 24 pp. (Committee for Cultural and Educational Institutions under the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR, Lecture Propaganda Administration), Series “To Aid the Lecturer,” State Publishing House of Educational Literature, Moscow, 1947, price 1 rub., print run 15,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for lecturers.
- Kaptzov N. A., Electrical Phenomena in Gases and Vacuum, 808 pp., 335 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 20 rub., binding 1 rub., print run 10,000.
The book has been approved by the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR as a textbook for universities and higher technical educational institutions. It contains an exposition of electronics, a description and theory of the passage of electric current through gases and through high vacuum. The book is intended for engineering-technical and laboratory workers of industrial enterprises, for workers of scientific-research institutes, and laboratory personnel; for students of senior courses. Contents (by chapters): I—Introduction (15–29), II—Experimental methods in the investigation of discharge in gases and of electronic and ionic phenomena in high vacuum. Principal methods for investigating gas discharges (30–76), III—Thermoelectronic and autoelectronic (cold) emission (77–123), IV—External photoelectric effect (124–167), V—Secondary electron emission (168–184), VI—Ionization and excitation of gas particles in inelastic collisions of the first and second kind (185–211), VII—Ionization and excitation upon absorption by gas particles of radiation quanta. Thermal ionization and thermal excitation. Other volume processes of ionization and excitation of gas (212–231), VIII—Formation and destruction of negative ions. Recombination of charged particles in a discharge (232–248), IX—Motion of electrons and ions in a gas (249–274), X—Space charges; their role in gas discharge. Langmuir’s probe method (275–301), XI—Radiation of gas discharge (302–376), XII—Classification of various types and individual regions of gas discharge according to the elementary processes occurring in them. Review of theories of gas discharge (377–395), XIII—Townsend discharge and the transition of discharge from non-self-sustained to self-sustained (396–437), XIV—Glow discharge (438–473), XV—Gas-discharge plasma. Theory of plasma (474–497), XVI—Various types of arc discharge (498–519), XVII—Positive column of the arc discharge at high and very high pressures (520–529), XVIII—High-frequency discharges (530–539), XIX—Spark discharge and lightning (540–578), XX—Electrical phenomena in the earth’s atmosphere (579–596), XXI—Corona discharge (597–630), XXII—Chemical reactions in gas discharge (631–640), XXIII—Applications of gas discharge and electronics in technology (641–697), XXIV—Appendices (698–728).
- Kulikovsky P. G., Lomonosov—Astronomer and Astrophysicist. For the Lomonosov Readings at Moscow University in 1947, 46 pp., 10 figs. and 1 portrait in the text. Moscow State University edition, Moscow, 1947, price 4 rub., print run 1000.
The brochure contains a concise historical survey of the astronomical and astrophysical works of M. V. Lomonosov.
- Lazarev P. P., Acad., Energy, Its Sources on Earth and Its Origin. 231 pp., 64 figs., 1 portrait, in dust jacket. State Energy Publishing House, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 10 rub. (in a folder), print run 10,000.
A popular-science book intended for readers with preparation at the level of a secondary-school course. The author set himself the aim of giving an idea of the connection between matter and energy as it is understood by modern physics, and of clarifying the role of solar radiation in the energetics of the earth’s …
... sphere and indicate the prospects for obtaining energy by fission of the atomic nucleus. Contents: General part—Laws of the transformation of energy and matter. Their applications in practice (11–80). Special part (by sections): I—Chemical sources of energy and their origin (81–161), II—The motion of the air and of the waters of rivers, seas, and oceans as a source of energy (162–196), III—Thermodynamic and photochemical effects caused by solar radiation. The use of small temperature differences on the surface of the Earth (197–208), IV—Atomic energy (209–227).
12. Lamb H. Hydrodynamics. Translated from the 6th English edition by A. V. Termogenov and V. A. Kudryavtsev, edited by Prof. N. A. Slezkin, 928 pp., 92 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 47 rubles, binding 1 ruble, print run 8000.
A translation of the fundamental monograph intended for students and graduate students of the physics-and-mathematics faculties of universities and for scientific workers. The book reflects a large part of the world literature on many problems of hydrodynamics. Contents (by chapters): I—Equations of motion (13–32), II—Integration of the equations of motion in special cases (32–47), III—Vortex-free motion (48–83), IV—Plane motion of an incompressible fluid (83–137), V—Vortex-free motion of a fluid; three-dimensional problems (137–200), VI—Motion of solid bodies in a fluid; dynamical theory (200–251), VII—Vortex motion (251–314), VIII—Tidal waves (314–454), IX—Surface waves (455–593), X—Sound waves (593–703), XI—Viscosity (703–880), XII—Rotating masses of fluid (880–921).
13. Leibenzon L. S., Acad., Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky (On the centenary of his birth), 184 pp., with portraits and drawings in the text and on an inset, popular-science series. Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 7 rubles 50 kopecks, print run 5000.
A popular-science monograph devoted to the life and scientific activity of the great Russian scientist. Contents (by chapters): I—Biography of N. E. Zhukovsky (7–53), II—Mechanics in Russia before N. E. Zhukovsky (54–83), III—N. E. Zhukovsky’s activity at the Moscow Technical School and in the Polytechnic Society attached to it (84–103), IV—N. E. Zhukovsky’s activity at Moscow University and in the Moscow Mathematical Society (104–124), V—Nikolai Egorovich Zhukovsky—the father of Russian aviation (125–149), VI—Scientific works of N. E. Zhukovsky (150–168).
14. Maksutov D. D., Astronomical Optics. 368 pp., 186 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1946, price 17 rubles, binding 2 rubles, print run 5000.
A scientific monograph intended for professional and amateur astronomers, factory and laboratory opticians, designers and calculators, as well as for students studying a course in optics. Contents (by parts and sections): I—Theory of the image (5–153), 1—Geometrical optics. The ideal objective (5–9), 2—Survey of aberrations (9–19), 3—Physical image of a point (19–29), 4—Special cases of diffraction images (29–39), 5—Limiting visibility of details. Resolving power (39–49), 6—Increase of the telescope (49–56), 7—Brightness for extended objects and for stars (56–67), 8—Astrophotography (67–81), 9—Aberrations and the quality of the photographic image (81–93), 10—Aberrations and the quality of the visual image (93–104), 11—Inhomogeneities of optical media (104–129), 12—The eye and vision (130–153),
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II — Optics of Astronomical Instruments (154–367). 13 — Refraction and reflection at a spherical and aspherical surface. Mirrors (154–178), 14 — Lenses (178–190), 15 — Chromatism. Achromatic objective (190–210), 16 — Secondary spectrum. Objectives with reduced secondary spectrum (210–226), 17 — Two-component systems. Taylor apochromats (226–243), 18 — Residual aberrations of objectives. Complex objectives (243–266), 19 — Simple systems of reflecting telescopes (266–280), 20 — Complex systems of reflecting telescopes (281–293), 21 — Aplanatic systems of two non-flat mirrors (293–305), 22 — Catadioptric systems. Schmidt systems (305–312), 23 — Meniscus systems of the author (312–338), 24 — Refraction and reflection at planes. Prisms. Plane mirrors (338–351), 25 — Eyepieces (351–367).
15. Malov N. N., Prof., Radio in the Service of Man. 64 pp., 25 figs., Popular-Science Library, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 95 kopecks, print run 100,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for the poorly prepared reader. Contents (by sections): I — Oscillatory motion and waves (6–13), II — At the cradle of radio communication (13–18), III — How radio waves are transmitted and received (19–29); IV — Use of electromagnetic waves for communication (29–37), V — Electromagnetic waves help scientists (37–39), VI — Technical applications of electromagnetic waves (39–45), VII — Radio at sea and in the air (46–50), VIII — Radiolocation (50–59), IX — Radio control of mechanisms (60–61).
16. Markov M., Radio of Our Days. Radio communication, radiolocation, radio engineering, 96 pp., 26 figs., State Publishing House of Cultural-Educational Literature, Moscow, 1947, price 2 rubles 40 kopecks, print run 100,000.
A popular-science book intended for readers with training equivalent to a secondary-school course. Contents (by chapters): I — Oscillatory processes (5–13), II — The birth of the radio transmitter (14–33), III — Invisible waves (34–42), IV — From antenna to loudspeaker (43–57), V — Television (58–70), VI — Radiolocation (71–87), VII — Radio in industry (88–96).
17. Menshutkin V. N., The Life of Mikhail Vasil’evich Lomonosov. Third edition, with additions by P. N. Berkov, S. I. Vavilov, and L. B. Modzalevsky. Edited by S. I. Vavilov and L. B. Modzalevsky. 286 pp., with illustrations in the text, 2 portraits of Lomonosov in color, and 24 plates. Popular-science series—biographies. Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 25 rubles (bound), print run 10,000.
A review of this book was printed in the first issue of volume XXXII of Uspekhi Fizicheskikh Nauk.
18. Mikhlin S. G., Applications of Integral Equations to Certain Problems of Mechanics, Mathematical Physics, and Technology. [bound: “Integral Equations”]. 304 pp., 24 drawings. Physico-Mathematical Library for the Engineer, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 8 rubles 50 kopecks, binding 1 ruble 50 kopecks, print run 8,000.
Contents (by chapters): I — Methods for solving integral equations (9–106), II — Application of integral equations (107–298).
19. Omel’yanovsky M. E., V. I. Lenin and the Physics of the Twentieth Century. 120 pp. (Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Institute of Philosophy), OGIZ, State Publishing House of Political Literature, no city, 1947, price 3 rubles (in folder), print run 10,000.
The author set himself the task of showing what enormous significance the philosophical works of Lenin and, above all, his Materialism and Empirio-Criticism have for resolving the essential questions of twentieth-century physics. Among the philosophical problems advanced by the new physics, the author considered mainly the problems of matter and motion, space and time, causality and interaction.
20. Pauli W., Meson Theory of Nuclear Forces. Translated from the English by P. E. Kunin and K. M. Taksar, edited by N. A. Smorodinsky, 80 pp. State Publishing House of Foreign Literature. Moscow, 1947, price 6 rubles (bound), no print run stated.
The book reproduces a cycle of lectures delivered by the author in 1944 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They may help students and scientific workers find their bearings in the latest literature on the theory of the interaction of mesons with protons and neutrons (nucleons) and the associated interaction of nucleons with one another.
21. Pauli W., Relativistic Theory of Elementary Particles. Translated from the English by E. L. Burshtein, edited by Ya. A. Smorodinsky, 84 pp. State Publishing House of Foreign Literature, Moscow, 1947, price 7 rubles 50 kopecks (bound), no print run stated.
A translation of an article published in 1941 in No. 3 of volume XIII of the journal Reviews of Modern Physics. Contents (by parts): I — Transformation of field equations and conservation laws (7—18), II — Particular cases of fields (21—71). As a supplement, there is included a translation of the concise review article by the same author, “The Connection between Spin and Statistics,” published in 1940 in volume LVIII of the journal Physical Review.
22. Perelman Ya. I., Entertaining Physics. Paradoxes, Puzzles, Problems, Experiments, Intricate Questions and Stories from the Field of Physics. 14th ed., edited by Prof. A. B. Mlodzeevsky. Book One, 272 pp., 167 figs.; Book Two, 280 pp., 150 figs. OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical and Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 4 rubles 50 kopecks each, print run 100,000.
A reissue of a generally known popular-science book intended for pupils of middle and senior classes and for persons engaged in self-education.
23. Problems of Physiological Optics, Volume Four. Responsible editor Acad. L. A. Orbeli, 172 pp. with figs., 1 portrait and 1 insert, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 14 rubles, print run 2000.
Contents: Prof. M. L. Krasnov and Prof. S. V. Kravkov, Academician I. M. Averbakh (7—10); N. I. Pinegin, The curve of absolute rod sensitivity of the eye in the spectral region from \(\lambda = 302\) mµ to \(\lambda = 950\) mµ (11—16); Prof. E. B. Babsky, The significance of the sympathetic nervous system in regulating the excitability of the visual analyzer (17—30); Prof. S. V. Kravkov, On certain regularities in the dependence of vision on secondary stimuli (31—45); N. I. Kolesnikova, The effect of brightness on the visibility of colored lights (46—64); Prof. S. V. Kravkov and E. N. Semenovskaya, The consequences of illuminating the macular region of the retina with red and green light on the light sensitivity of rods located at 10° and 40° from the central pit (65—70); Prof. G. A. Litinsky, Depth vision at a distance in persons with reduced visual acuity in one eye (71—72); Prof. G. A. Litinsky, Dynamics
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of the eye muscles and binocular perception of depth (distance) (73–76); Prof. S. V. Kravkov and L. P. Galochkina, The effect of direct current on vision (77–86); Prof. S. V. Kravkov, Observations on electrical sensitivity of the eye in cranio-cerebral wounds (87–95); M. N. Livanov and N. S. Preobrazhenskaya, The curve of electrophysiological reactivity of the cerebral cortex in response to light stimuli of increasing brightness in cranio-cerebral casualties (96–107); A. B. Luízov, On the visibility of a rapidly moving body (108–116); A. B. Luízov, A stroboscopic observation of a nonperiodic process (117–125); N. I. Pinegin and K. N. Bulanova, Acuity of discrimination as a function of contrast for test objects: Landolt rings, square figures, an airplane (126–130); M. M. Gurevich, A possible form of sensitivity of the three receptors of the eye (131–138); G. K. Gurtovoi, On diffraction at the pupil of the eye (139–147); E. N. Semenovskaya, The role of attention in the variation of the sensitivity of the organ of vision (148–168), On the work of the commission on physiological optics of the Biological Division of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR (169).
24. Sindj J. L., Tensor Methods in Dynamics. Translated from the English under the editorship of A. M. Lopshits, 44 pp. 3 drawings, State Publishing House of Foreign Literature, Moscow, 1947, price 4 rubles (bound), no print run stated.
A translation of a brief, synoptically written monograph, published in 1936 and intended both for mechanics specialists and for mathematicians. The author’s principal task was to reveal the deep connections existing between the problems of the classical dynamics of a system and the basic ideas of a new branch of mathematical analysis and geometry—tensor analysis and its geometric applications.
25. Stoletov A. G., Collected Works. Edited and with notes by Prof. A. K. Timiryazev. Volume III, Introduction to Acoustics and Optics. Theory of Heat. 624 pp., 258 + 87 drawings, 1 insert, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 21 rubles 50 kopecks, print run 4000.
The volume (the last in the collected works) contains two lecture courses—two textbooks by A. G. Stoletov: “Introduction to Acoustics and Optics” (7–326) and “Theory of Heat” (329–613).
26. Sytinskaya N. N., Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, The Sun. 72 pp. 14 illustrations, Library of Natural Science, Leningrad Newspaper-Journal and Book Publishing House, 1947, price 1 ruble 25 kopecks, print run 20,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for a reader with little preparation.
27. Proceedings of the Institute of the History of Natural Science, Volume I. Responsible editor Acad. V. L. Komarov, 536 pp. with drawings. Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 45 rubles 50 kopecks (bound), print run 5000.
Among the articles: V. L. Chenakal, Optics in pre-revolutionary Russia (A brief historical survey) (121–167); V. P. Zubov, From the history of medieval atomistics (283–314); Acad. S. I. Vavilov, Lectures on Optics by I. Newton (315–326); B. G. Kuznetsov, Absolute space in Euler’s mechanics (347–372); A. Yushkevich, Soviet jubilee literature on Newton (Review, including 4 titles) (440–455); I. Veselovsky, Reviews of the collection “Galileo Galilei” (1943) (455–456). Books and journal articles on the history of natural science published in the USSR from 1939 through 1944 inclusive, in Russian and other languages (457–535).
- Advances in the Astronomical Sciences, Vol. III. Responsible editor V. G. Fesenkov, 332 pp. with illustrations and 1 insert. Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 27 rub. 50 kop. (bound), print run 2000.
Contents: V. P. Vyazanitsyn and O. A. Melnikov, Modern Solar Instruments (3–85); V. Krat, Interpretation of Spectroheliograms (87–127); V. Krat, Rotation of the Sun (129–145); V. G. Fesenkov, On the Periodicity of the Solar Constant in Connection with Weather Forecasts (147–154); E. R. Mustel, The Modern Scale of Stellar Temperatures (155–189); B. Yu. Levin, Advances in the Physics of Comets (192–225); V. G. Fesenkov, The Brightness of the Night Sky (227–255); E. L. Krinov, Meteorites, Conditions of Falls, Composition, Structure, and Sources of Their Origin (257–300); A. B. Severny, The Present Stage of the Theoretical Study of the Physics of Stars (301–331).
- Sharonov V. V., Mars, 180 pp., 44 figures in the text and on 2 inserts. Popular-science series, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 12 rub., print run 5000.
A popular-science book intended for readers with preparation at the level of a full secondary-school course. Contents (by chapters): I — The Problem of Life on Other Worlds (3–14), II — Mars as a Planet (15–54), III — Landscapes of Mars (55–109), IV — The Atmosphere of Mars (110–151), V — Canals (152–174).
- Shostin N. A., D. I. Mendeleev and the Problem of Measurement, 200 pp. with 1 portrait and 1 figure in the text (Committee on Measures and Measuring Instruments under the Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics), without publisher, Moscow, 1947, price 16 rub. (in a folder), print run 3000.
A scientific monograph in which all of D. I. Mendeleev’s activity—in science and industry—is characterized, but principal attention is given to his work as a scientist-experimenter and figure in the field of measurement technology and as a metrologist-thinker. Contents (by sections): I — The Life and Activity of D. I. Mendeleev (14–54), II — General Scientific and Methodological Views (55–65), III — D. I. Mendeleev as a Metrologist, and the Significance of His Activity in the Main Chamber of Weights and Measures (65–93), IV — The Teaching of D. I. Mendeleev on Measurement and Measurements in Industrial Practice (94–135), V — Substantiation of the Periodic Law and Problems of Theoretical Metrology (136–179), VI — General Characterization (181–200).
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