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China’s Space Programme – Part 4

Julia_M February 14, 2025 No Comments Aeronautical EngineeringAstronautics & Space FlightAstronomy & Astrophysics

In 1965, a proposal was adopted to put a 100 kg satellite in orbit by 1971. In 1970, the first satellite was successfully placed in…

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China’s Space Programme – Part 3

Julia_M February 13, 2025 No Comments Aeronautical EngineeringAstronautics & Space FlightAstronomy & Astrophysics

The deportation of Quian Xuesen from the US to China in 1955, on unproven charges he was a spy during the McCarthy witch hunt, was…

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China’s Space Programme – Part 2

Julia_M February 12, 2025 No Comments Aeronautical EngineeringAstronautics & Space FlightAstronomy & Astrophysics

Quian Xuesen is also referred to as Qian Xuesheng or Tsuen Hsu Shen in books and essays. For this reason, it is very difficult to…

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China’s Space Programme – Part 1

Julia_M February 9, 2025 No Comments Aeronautical EngineeringAstronautics & Space FlightAstronomy & Astrophysics

This 2022 book to my knowledge is the first book that surveys the history of China’s space programme. Written by S Chandrashekar, an Indian professor…

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The Steep Trail of Reform

Julia_M February 5, 2025 No Comments Asian History (Books)Asian PoliticsChinese History (Books)Communism & Socialism (Books)Economic History (Books)World History (Books)

Never Turn Back by Julian Gewirtz, published 2022, is a history of China in the 1980s. Julian using Chinese sources shows a China that was…

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China The Three Emperors – Part 1

Julia_M February 1, 2025 No Comments Arts & Photography CriticismChinese History (Books)Reference (Books)

The cover for the catalog of the famous exhibition of treasures from the Palace Museum of Beijing in the Royal Academy of Arts, London, held…

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Gandhi

Julia_M January 30, 2025 No Comments

I have many books on Mahatma Gandhi in my library. More than Mao Tse Tung, Zhao En Lai, or Deng Xiao Ping, the giants of…

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Nine Centuries of Suzhou’s Evolution

Julia_M January 28, 2025 No Comments Asian & Asian Descent StudiesChinese History (Books)Urban & Land Use Planning (Books)

Researchers into China’s imperial history can tap into a rich vein of historical data for two reasons. Firstly, Imperial China has a huge population of…

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Understanding Revelation

Julia_M January 27, 2025 No Comments Catholicism (Books)New Testament Bible Study (Books)New Testament CommentariesNew Testament Criticism & Interpretation

Revelation by John is written by either the apostle John that Jesus loves [John 19:26] or another John. The church fathers can’t agree. Experts even…

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The Economic Rollercoaster – Part 1

Julia_M January 24, 2025 No Comments Economic History (Books)World History (Books)

More: The 10,000-Year Rise of the World Economy by Philip Coggan is a tour de force. Published in 2020 this excellent book surveys how the…

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