
The Amateur Scientist - July 1953
The archaeology of New York City, and Some incidental information on Palomar Mountain
The archaeology of New York City, and Some incidental information on Palomar Mountain
About an ingenious electronic seismograph and the observation of changes on the moon
About the making of simple mathematical machines and the observation of Jupiter
About a small wind tunnel, cloud chambers and "primitive" techniques of measurement
On scintillation counters and how a group of amateurs helped to build a planetarium
About a portable terrestrial telescope and the enjoyment of chromatography
On the fascination of microscopy and some curious amateur observations of the moon
On mouse genetics and a variety of things of interest to the avocational astronomer
The study of rocks and the making of two relatively simple telescopes
On the culture of plants without soil, and the behavior of the telescope-maker's pitch
About home-made cloud chambers and the fine telescope of a Portuguese navy officer
Concerning (1) the life of the May fly; (2) the spectra of diffraction gratings
The pleasures and pitfalls of archaeology, and more on the making of ruling engines
Mountain geology and an amateur contribution to a new ruling engine
The increasing demand for diffraction gratings, which sort out the colors of light, is currently stimulating new improvements in the fantastically accurate machines which manufacture them...
About the banding of birds and the cooperative building of a telescope
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