
The Amateur Scientist
An amateur makes spectra of the aurora and photographs the sun's green flash
An amateur makes spectra of the aurora and photographs the sun's green flash
Two amateurs calculate the exposure needed to photograph a lunar eclipse
How to make an electret: the device that permanently maintains an electric charge
How amateurs can make a device for listening to underwater sounds
How a group of amateurs detected flares on the sun with long-wave radio receivers
A second article about how two amateurs refined the accuracy of a pendulum clock
How two distinguished amateurs set about refining the accuracy of a pendulum clock
Concerning experiments with rubber and how to re-create a classical electrostatic generator
How the amateur can perform experiments that call for the use of radioactive isotopes
Apparatus to demonstrate the Coriolis force, and how to make a kymograph out of a tin can
Concerning homemade vacuum pumps and some of the things that can be done with them
An amateur asks: Does a hummingbird find its way to nectar through its sense of smell?
How a group of amateurs, with professional guidance, unearthed an early Indian village
About experiments that demonstrate the function of the thyroid gland
How to construct a remarkably simple but serviceable six-inch reflecting telescope
A transistorized drive for a telescope, and a sundial that keeps accurate time
An amateur's controlled experiments measure the effects of a tranquilizing drug on rats
A sundial that shows how any spot on earth is lit by the sun at any time
How to keep various reptiles healthy and happy in the home
How to fit a diffusion cloud-chamber with a magnet and other accessories
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