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A Busy Pacific Surf North of Point Reyes, California

Jim Scanlon (1933-2005)

Jim Scanlon was planning a series of articles for The Citizen Scientist about his many trips to the southernmost tip of Chile to measure the ozone layer. Unfortunately, he died before completing the project. More.

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

Editorial: In Memory of Jim Scanlon, Citizen Ozone Scientist (1934-2005)
by Forrest M. Mims III

Wanderings with Ralph Coppola

Eye on the Sky: The May 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.

Remembering Jim Scanlon

NASA Spacecraft on Track to Strike Comet Tempel 1 on the Fourth of July

Reggie Smith Photographs Asian Dust

In the News: Society for Amateur Scientists Member Forrest Mims makes major Progress on Major Air Pollution Issues

 Backscatter. Views and responses from TCS readers.

Why an Ultraviolet Monitoring System Should Be Established on the Ground in the Andes Mountains

Jim Scanlon

This article was originally sent in 1992 to prominent NASA ozone and ultraviolet scientists. This report is an outstanding example of how a citizen scientist with no formal academic training in science prepared a serious proposal to a government science agency. More

Letters from Jim Scanlon

Forrest M. Mims III

Jim Scanlon was as prolific a writer of newspaper articles and letters to editors as he was a correspondent with scientists and friends. He wrote some 100 e-mails to Dr. James Slusser, one of the world's leading ultraviolet scientists and director of the United States Department of Agriculture. More

The Acoustic Laser

John W. Dooley, Physics Department
Millersville University

Earlier this winter I took two physics students to Pennsylvania State University for a work shop on building an acoustic laser. Both students came home with a working acoustic laser. 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 6 May 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.

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