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Popular-level Books on Science

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  1. Ki diyé samastô-kichu gorá (What is everything made of): Popular book on particle physics in Bengali. West Bengal State Book Board, Calcutta, 1988. [Second edition 1997.]
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  2. Sál-tarikhér itihás (A history of dates and years): A book in Bengali on the development of calendars in various civilizations and its relation to the development of Astronomy. Samatat Prakashan, Calcutta, 1994. [Second edition, Sarat Book Distributors, Calcutta, 2003]
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  3. Sutrapát (Bengali translation of Isaac Asimov's "Beginnings", done in collaboration with Shekhar Guha): Anustup, Calcutta, 1997.
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  4. Álôr kathá (On light): A book for children in Bengali on light. Shishu Sahitya Samsad, Calcutta, 1999. [Second edition 2005.]
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  5. Bigyán: byakti jukti somoy somáj (Science: persons, arguments, time and society): A collection of popular scientific articles in Bengali. Anustup, Calcutta, 2001.
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  6. Mápjôker itihás (A history of measurements): A book in Bengali on the evolution of various units of measurement. Anustup, Calcutta, 2002. [2nd edition, Sarat Book Distributors, Calcutta, 2003]
    Contents (postscript file)       Back cover