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How to photograph the planets, take the pulse of a hummingbird, smash an atom, construct a robot... This and much more in the first American BOOK OF PROJECTS FOR THE AMATEUR SCIENTIST 1 f IT' A etoud ch.ralwr of tb. (JlffuilMi iriw nintl from i PMnul-hutl.r Jtr. i OR THE DEVOTED AMATEUR of twentieth-century science, a magnificent book the first C'Sfy of its kind has just been pub- it is a now-to-ao-it dook on the grand order: how to chart distant earthquakes from the vibrations in your garden, make a powerful micro scope from a glass stirring rod, grow a pioneer crop of algae on your window shelf, construct and launch research rockets, contribute to the growing body of archaeological knowledge and perform many other fascinating and meaningful investiga tions in every field of science from Astronomy to Nuclear Physics. "Mlracl drugs" to rocketry -587 pagat of axparlmants In vary major area of icianca Interested in outer space? 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There has never been a science-at-home book like this. Every project whether it relates to the atom or shows you how to raise butterflies for scien tific investigation deals with mat ters that concern the professional scientist today. You discover the valuable contributions to science that amateurs around the country are making and how you get in on the excitement. suncii.i for mimi rkjck time. A suparb gift Not only for the amateur, but for the profes sional this is a superbly stimulating book. 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Send off the coupon today and look forward to countless hours of adventure on the highroads and byways of 20th century science. Simon and Schuster, publishers Apparatus wiup nl In writhing a hue- iulntlrtl i i PARTIAL CONTENTS ASTRONOMY. How to construct a telescope more powerful than Ga lileo's ... A transistorized drive for telescopes . . . How to make clear photographs of the planets ... An aslrophysicat laboratory in your back yard ... A universal sundial made from a globe of the earth . .i 3-D photographs of the moon . . . and more. ARCHAEOLOGY. Do's and don't for the amateur . . . The excavation at Wapanucket No. 6: how a group of amateurs made a real contribu tion to science . . . BIOLOGY. Microscopic gardening . . . How tn tranquil ire a rat . . . Measuring the metabolism of ani mals . . . Chromatography . . . How to analyze subtle chemical mixtures . . . and more . , NATURAL SCIENCES. Nature's "un 'important" puzzles . . . How to at tract and study hummingbirds . . . Raising butterflies as experi mental animals . . . Bird-handing for the amateur . . . How to live with reptiles and amphibians . . . EARTH SCIENCES. How to read rocks . . . Amateur Seismology . . . Tracking satellites . , . How to measure the earth's electric charge ... An electronic weather forecaster . . , Detecting the earth's rotation . . . and more. NUCLEAR PHYSICS. Exploring the atom at home . . . Cloud cham bers for detecting nuclear events ... A simple magnetic -resonance spectrometer ... A homemade atom smasher . . . The Millikan Oil Drop experiment . . . and more. MATHEMATICAL MACHINES. A puz zle-solving machine that signals when in trouble ... A ticktacktoc machine whose design resembles that of all electric calculating de vices . . . Some computer theory . . . How to design a "pircuit" or nuzzle circuit . . . An electronic mouse that learns from experi ence . . . and more. AERODYNAMICS. The charms of low-speed aerodynamics ... A low.sneed wind tunnel ... 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