Google Search www Search www.sas.org

Got a comment?
Write to us
!

We welcome your comments. Please include the following in your e-mail:

1. Always include "TCS Letter: OK to Publish" in the subject line to give your permission for us to publish your letter. This saves us the time of having to request your permission.

2. Always include your first and last name and your telephone number. We cannot acknowledge or publish e-mails with out your first name, a valid e-mail address and a telephone number for possible verification.

Letters may be lightly edited for spelling, style and grammar.

Backyard Cherry Blossoms Near Washington, DC

Chuck Sizer

For those who were unable to be in the Nation's Capital this Spring, here is the backyard version of the cherry blossoms at their peak. More.

Forrest Mims' World of Science
by Forrest M. Mims III

Editorial: "Instant" Scientific Article Exposes a Flaw in the Peer Review System
by Forrest M. Mims III

Wanderings with Ralph Coppola

Eye on the Sky: The May Sky by Paul Curtin

Eye on the Sky: The April Sky by Paul Curtin

Mathematics Corner: What does f ' (n) mean?
George E Hrabovsky

Mind of a Theorist: Another Mathematical Interlude: What is a derivative?
George E. Hrabovsky

Puzzle 'Toons by Brian Mansfield

Classics: "The Amateur Scientist Classics" A Primer on Soap Bubbles
Shawn Carlson

Sound gets fainter as the listener moves farther away from the source. In the previous article we found that dispersion causes decreasing intensity consistent with conservation of energy. More.

Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers (SARA) 2005 Conference

Join Einstein@home and Help Find Pulsars

MIT Students Trick a Computer Science Conference

 Backscatter. Views and responses from TCS readers.

The Bone Bed: Excavating Dinosaur Remains in Wyoming

Julie Roberts, Director of Development, Earth History Research Center, Southwestern Adventist University

Each year in June, a group of scientists, college students and teachers sets out from Texas and elsewhere for a remote locality in eastern Wyoming. More

Response to "Questions and Answers about Climate Change" by Forrest M. Mims III

Kevin T. Kilty

"What is going on here?" asks Forrest Mims (Editorial, TCS, 11 March 2005). Why do countless web sites all appear to present unbalanced views of climate change?". More.

In 1992 and 1994 two discoveries were made that have had a major impact on the scientific community. These finds, the Schaefer and Hebior mammoths, were discovered and excavated in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, through the efforts and skills of a number of individuals. More.

Updated 22 April 2005
 
 

The Sun and Sky Monitoring Station
by Forrest M. Mims III.

An excellent product for beginning scientists, seasoned amateurs (or even professionals) looking for a new challenge, or someone trying to come up with a reasonably self-contained science fair project. Briefly stated, this kit gives one the instrumentation needed to track accurately the total sunlight in a given time period, measure haze and water vapor in the atmosphere.

Click here to order.

   
Copyright 2005 by Society for Amateur Scientists