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Material concerning science in the Soviet Union, 1943-1997
Mechanics, Astronomy,, c1780-c1803
Volume contains manuscript notes on general mechanics, and on pulleys and wedges in particular, and wheels and axles. There are subsidiary discussions of things like collision and the mechanics of muscular action. The astronomy notes promised on the book's spine describe how to manage the study of the heavens with big machines. Numerous small diagrams intersperse throughout the book. Some terms appear in Russian.
Medals to Mark the Occasion of the Graduation of Paul (Pavel Mikhailovich Dashkov)
Mikhail Iaroslavich, Before 1777
Mikhail Iaroslavich (Michael of Tver) (1271-1318).
Obverse: bust of Mikhail Iaroslavich.
Reverse: Russian inscription.
Mikhail Theodorovich, Before 1777
Mikhail Theodorovich (1596-45).
Obverse: bust of Mikhail Theodorovich.
Reverse: Russian inscription.
Obituaries of various eminent scientists, 1935-2002
Includes obituaries of R.B. Goldschmidt, J.B.S. Haldane, T.H. Morgan, M.R. Pollock, T.M. Sonneborn, L.J. Stadler, Wilhelm Weinberg and many others. Also contains some articles and bibliographies.
Offprints by Tracy Sonneborn, 1952-1978
Many of the offprints are numbered.
Papers relating to Beale's visit to the Soviet Union in March 1968, 1967-1969
Contains correspondence with the Royal Society, a spiral-bound notebook containing Beale's notes for lectures in various places, Beale's printed report of his visit and a typescript of a lecture (in Russian).
Peter I of Russia and the reestablishment of order, 1718
The reestablishment of order.
Obverse: bust of Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Peter I of Russia) (Peter the Great) (1672-1725). Legend: PETRUS. ALEXII FIL. D. G. RVSS.IMP. M. DVXMOSCOVIAE.
Reverse: on the top of a mountain the royal crown and the sun shinning on it. Dated 1718.
Peter I of Russia and the Second Finish Expedition , 1713
The Second Finish Expedition.
Obverse: bust of Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov (Peter I of Russia) (Peter the Great) (1672-1725).
Reverse: the Russian fleet and the sun shinning on it. Peter I of Russia attacked Finland from Sweden and in 1714. Russia occupied most of the Finish territory. The medal is dated 1713. This Battle occurred in the context of the Great Northern War.