Taras Konstantinovich Novak Papers, ca. 1950-1968.

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Taras Konstantinovich Novak Papers, ca. 1950-1968.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/320408920

The collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, notebooks, diagrams and tables, lists of addresses, and printed materials. Correspondence is mostly drafts of letters by Novak and letters to and from Mark Weinbaum. The bulk of the collection consists of manuscripts by Novak dealing with topics in engineering and physics. Novak criticizes Einstein's Theory of Relativity and Newton's laws of mechanics in his discussions. Notebooks include drafts of articles. Diagrams and tables mostly complement his manuscripts. Printed materials include copies of a pamphlet by Novak, "Fizika 3-khmernogo prostranstva."

ca. 300 items (6 boxes).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7334411

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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