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The Western Diamondback Rattlesnake

Forrest M. Mims III

The western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox) is the largest rattlesnake in the Western United States. More.

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

Editorial: Visualizing Science by Forrest M. Mims III

Eye on the Sky: The September Sky by Paul Curtin

Wanderings with Ralph Coppola

Backscatter. Views and responses from TCS readers.

Eye on the Sky: The August Sky by Paul Curtin

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

Chasing Dust Devils for Science

Amateur Scientist Leland Locke and the Inca Khipu

Jack Kilby, Inventor of the Integrated Circuit, 1923 -2005

Making Calcium Oxide and Calcium Hydroxide

Christian Thorsten, CR Scientific

Calcium oxide (CaO) and calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) are related compounds that have great usefulness in chemistry. More

The Sun & Sky Monitoring Station's Calculation Worksheets

Mike Dziekan
Connecticut Analytical Corporation

I am sure that most, if not all, Society for Amateur Scientists (SAS) members are well aware of the past articles in The Citizen Scientist on atmospheric studies, such as haze monitoring and solar observations. 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.
Updated 26 August 2005
 
 

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.

Sideways Gravity in the Basement: Norman Scheinberg's Cavendish Experiment

John W. Dooley,

Physics Department, Millersville University

Norman Scheinberg is a professor of electrical engin- eering at The City College of the City University of New York. He built a Foucault pendulum in his basement just to see if he could get it to work. More
   
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