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ISSN: 0036-8512 |
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VOLUME 42 |
NUMBER 5 |
MAY 2005 |
CONTENTS
COVER STORY |
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Einstein’s Miraculous Year |
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FEATURE ARTICLES |
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Einstein’s Relativity |
22 |
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Fascinating Black Holes |
29 |
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FICTION |
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The Perception Abhijeet P. Degaonkar |
44 |
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COLUMN |
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BIOPROFILE: Luscious Lychee |
20 |
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HEALTH: Lethal Lead |
33 |
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DEPARTMENTS |
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READERS WRITE |
4 |
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IN FOCUS |
5 |
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SPECTRUM |
16 |
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IT TRENDS |
19 |
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TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE |
36 |
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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TECHNIQUES IN SCIENCE: Gel Electrophoresis |
43 |
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT |
48 |
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FUN QUIZ: Astronomy |
50 |
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CROSSWORD |
52 |
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FASCINATING ANIMALS: Hippopotamus |
53 |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
54 |
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ENTERTAINMENT ARENA |
56 |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
60 |
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HUMOUR |
62 |
T. V. Venkateswaran
Celebrating the 100th year of Einstein’s revolutionary findings that changed the face of Physics.
Manoj Komath
Clarifying the confusing concepts of relativity and exploring the relevance of this pathbreaking theory.
Monoranjan Hazarika
A look at how black holes are formed and how they distort the cosmic fabric.