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Find
Me if You Can!
Allen Rhodes
On a recent evening in my yard I encountered
this caterpillar, which I have never seen before.
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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.
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Making
Lead Acetate
Christian Thorsten, CR
Scientific
Lead acetate ( Pb(C2H3O2)2
. 3H2O) , or "salt of Saturn" as alchemists
and early chemists called it, finds use in qualitative
chemical analysis. More
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One
More Round with the Coriolis Force
Part 1. Odd and Humorous Beliefs
Kevin T. Kilty
On Friday, October 17, 2003,
I sat with four other faculty members at lunch.
All of them were trained in various disciplines
in science, engineering, or science education.
We were talking about a new idea that one of
my colleagues and I have about teaching high-school
mathematics, More
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A
Visit to Fanning Island
Dr. Derek Chignell, University of the Nations
As the credits roll on another
episode of "Gilligan's Island," a beautiful
lagoon is pictured in the background, supposedly
the site for the TV series of many years ago.
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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. |
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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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