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The Roof of Africa

Terevael Philip Nasari, University of the Nations, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania in Eastern Africa. At 5,895 meters (19,336 feet), it is by far the highest mountain in Africa. More.

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

Editorial: When Seasons Change
by Forrest M. Mims III

Wanderings with Ralph Coppola

Eye on the Sky: The June Sky by Paul Curtin

Backscatter. Views and responses from TCS readers.

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.

SODIS: Inexpensive Water Disinfection for Developing Countries

Remembering Jim Scanlon

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

Reflecting on "The Pro-Am Revolution"

Forrest M. Mims III, Editor, The Citizen Scientist

The "Pro" and the "Am" of "The Pro-Am Revolution" are professionals and amateurs who pursue similar interests across a wide range of fields, including science. More

One More Round with the Coriolis Force

Part 2. Challenging the Alleged Effects

Kevin T. Kilty

This is small scale motion. The typical size of a household basin (L) is 0.2 m, the velocity (U) is 0.5 m/sec, and R_o = 25,000. More

STUDYING METEORS BY RADIO

Donald Sieber

It is well known that when meteors enter the upper atmosphere of the Earth, the gas through which they pass is ionized as the meteor loses some of its kinetic energy. 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 03 June 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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