Novikov E. A planet of riddles

Moscow: MIR Publishers, 1974. — 255 p. — ISBN10: 0714704946 ; ISBN13: 9780714704944.This book is about our planet, the Earth we know so well. But is it then a planet of riddles? Read this book, and you will see that it is.Whence the strange names of the sections: “Embracing the Boundless”, “Seeing the Invisible”? Has the author forgotten Kozma Prutkov’s aphorism: “You can’t embrace the boundless”? Not at all! But he does not agree.The book gives a brief history of the study of our planet. But history contains the roots of scientific novelty, of wonderful discoveries. Kozma Prutkov also said, and not without reason: “Heed the roots!”The book explores a variety of topics related to the Earth. It forays into areas of astronomy, geology, physics to ask questions and explain the physical origin of the objects and events we see on the Earth. For example, it also explains how the mud is formed. Peppered with historical anecdotes and updated with the latest scientific research (until the date of publication) this is an amazing read.The book was translated from the Russian by David Sobolev, and was first published by Mir in 1972, with a reprint in 1974.Embracing The BoundlessOnwards, to the TruthIts Shape Was Determined at a Writing Desk, Its Size Measured Outdoors and Its Weight IndoorsIt Revolves and Vibrates 38 An Invisible FieldThe EC MysteryThe Depths of TimeA Rocky Ocean
The Planet’s Strange DisguiseFacts for ThoughtSeeing The InvisibleThe Search for Exploration MethodsInvisible Elements Hiide in the EarthOn the Earth, in the Air, and at SeaInvisible SignalsAn Abstraction That Is RealCrossword Puzzles of the FamiliarIs It Solid Ground We Tread on?Facts for Thought