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Scientific American's

THE AMATEUR SCIENTIST

Index

A Complete Index to "The Amateur Scientist"

Edited by C. L. Stong

April 1952 to June 1978



A Service of the

Society for Amateur Scientists



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[N] [O] [P] [Q] [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] [Z]
.. A .... A .... A .... A .... A ..
Accelerator, electron. how to construct,
1959 Jan, pg 138
Accelerator, proton. how to construct,
1971 Aug, pg 106
Acoustics,
1956 Jan, pg 120
Aerodynamics, bathtub,
1954 Apr, pg 100
Aerodynamics of air-supported vehicles,
1964 Jan, pg 131
Air currents, how to photograph in color,
1964 Feb, pg 132
1971 May, pg 118
1974 Aug, pg 104
Algae culture,
1954 Dec, pg 108
Altitude simulator. high,
1965 Sep, pg 239
Amino acids, how to make,
1970 Jan, pg 130
Amplifier, hydraulic,
1961 Apr, pg 177
Amplifiers, operational,
1970 May, pg 130
1971 Jan, pg 110
Analogue computer, how to make,
1968 Jun, pg 122
Analogue computer that simulates Pavlov's dogs,
1963 Jun, pg 159
Anemometer,
1972 Jun, pg 122
Anemometer, pendulum type, how to make,
1971 Oct, pg 108
Animal color preferences, how to determine,
1966 Dec, pg 135
Animals, how to measure metabolic rate of small,
1969 Jly, pg 122
Animals, Skinner box for training small,
1975 Nov, pg 128
Antennas for observing satellite, helical,
1975 Dec, pg 120
Antibiotics experiments,
1958 Mar, pg 134
Antibiotics, how to extract from soil,
1965 Nov, pg 124
Antitwister mechanisms,
1975 Dec, pg 120.
Aquariums, sea-water,
1962 Nov, pg 169
Aquatic animals and plants, observatory for viewing,
1972 Oct, pg 114
Aquatic insects, how to culture,
1970 Mar, pg 131
Archaeology,
1952 Jly, pg 82
Archaeology, amateur,
1967 Dec, pg 134
Archaeology, Indian-village,
1953 Jly, pg 94
1960 Jan, pg 158
Area measurements,
1958 Aug, pg 107
Argon gas laser, how to make,
1969 Feb, pg 118
Art, kinetic "op",
1975 Jun, pg 112
Artificial satellites , how to track,
1958 Jan, pg 98
1958 Oct, pg 130
Astronomical observatory, report on amateur,
1970 Apr, pg 114
Astrophotography,
1965 Dec, pg 106
Astrophotography. color technique of,
1969 Aug, pg 124
Astrophotometry,
1954 Feb, pg 100
Asynchronous motor, how to make,
1975 Jun, pg 112
Atom smasher, how to construct,
1971 Aug, pg 106
Aurora (IGY),
1957 Jan, pg 144
Auroral spectrograph,
1961 Jan, pg 177
.. B .... B .... B .... B .... B ..
Bacteriostatis,
1958 Mar, pg 134
Balls of steel, experiments with,
1964 Aug, pg 100
Benard cells.
1977 Nov, pg 152
Beta-ray spectrometer,
1958 Sep, pg 197
Binoculars for viewing the sun,
1974 Nov, pg 126
Binoculars, how to test,
1958 Oct, pg 130
Bioelectricity,
1962 Jan, pg 145
Bird banding,
1952 May, pg 86
Birdman of Alcatraz,
1957 Dec, pg 143
Birdsongs, how to record voiceprints of,
1974 Feb, pg 110
Boat designs,
1957 Apr, pg 175
Boat that sails directly into eye of the wind. toy,
1975 Dec, pg 120
Boat. toy putt-putt,
1961 Aug, pg 143
Bubbles. how to blow long-lived: soap,
1969 May, pg 128
Bubbles. how to blow long-lived: plastic,
1973 Jly, pg 110
Bubbles in which gas encloses liquid. how to make,
1974 Apr, pg 116
.. C .... C .... C .... C .... C ..
Calina.
1961 Oct, pg 172
Camera. construction of cold,
1973 Dec, pg 122
Cameras. construction of high-speed,
1964 Jly, pg 118
Candles. how to make and study the burning of,
1978 Apr, pg 154
Cantaloupe. extraction of growth substances from,
1964 Aug, pg 100
Capacitors. high-voltage charging of,
1958 Feb, pg 112
Carbon dioxide laser, how to make,
1971 Sep, pg 218
Carbon-14 dating,
1957 Feb, pg 159
Cartersian diver. design for,
1972 Jly, pg 106
Cassia nictitans. sensitive plant,
1961 Mar, pg 181
Cavendish apparatus for measuring gravitation. how to make,
1963 Sep, pg 267
Chromatograph simulator. how to make,
1972 Feb, pg 106
Chromatography,
1953 Feb, pg 102
Chromatography, gas,
1966 Jun, pg 124
1967 Sep, pg 283
Chromatography of genes in fruit flies,
1965 Jun, pg 126
Chromatography. paper,
1961 Jly pg 162
Chromatography. thin-layer technique,
1969 Mar, pg 124
1976 Feb, pg 128
Clay. analysis of,
1961 Dec, pg 161
Clock. driven by tuning fork,
1964 Apr, pg 136
Clock. pendulum-type,
1960 Jly, pg 165
1960 Aug, pg 158
Clock. pendulum-type equipped with quartz-crystal oscillator,
1974 Sep, pg 192
Clock. piezoelectric,
1961 Jun, pg 181
Clock. quartz-crystal,
1957 Sep, pg 233
1961 Jun, pg 181
Clock. tunnel-diode,
1963 Mar, pg 157
Cloud chamber. diffusion,
1952 Sep, pg 179
Cloud chamber, plumber's friend.
1956 Dec, pg 169
Cloud chamber, Wilson,
1956 Apr, pg 156
Cloud chamber. with magnet,
1959 Jun pg 173
Cockroaches in maze experiments,
1974 Feb, pg 110
Coffee cup physics,
1977 Nov, pg 152
Color astrophotography. technique of,
1969 Aug, pg 124
Color preferences of animals. how to study,
1966 Dec, pg 135
Color theory,
1953 Nov, pg 112
Color vision. experiments with pigeons,
1970 Oct, pg 124
Colorimeter. how to make,
1965 Feb, pg 118
Computer. analogue. how to make,
1968 Jun, pg 122
Computer that simulates Pavlov's dogs, analogue,
1963 Jun, pg 159
Computer, word,
1956 Dec, pg 169
Contrabarometer, how to construct,
1971 Jly, pg 110
Convection current in liquids. how to observe,
1967 Jan, pg 124
Cooling fluids,
1977 Sep, pg 246
1977 Nov, pg 152
Co-operative weather observers,
1953 Oct, pg 114
Coriolis force,
1960 Apr, pg 183
Coronagraph,
1955 Sep, pg 194
Counter, high-speed,
1973 May, pg 108
Crinoids. fossil,
1956 Oct, pg 155
Cross-staff. how to construct,
1974 Nov, pg 126
Crystals, fast growing, how to observe,
1966 May, pg 128
Crystals, how to grow in gel,
1962 Mar, pg 155
Crystals, how to grow with salts,
1968 Jan, pg 128
Crystals, ice experiments,
1962 Dec, pg 161
Cube that constitutes an optical illusion, how to make,
1974 Nov, pg 126
Cutter, worm-gear,
1955 Dec, pg 124
Cyclotron,
1953 Sep, pg 154
.. D .... D .... D .... D .... D ..
"Dawn chorus,"
1956 Jan, pg 120
Differential screw,
1959 May, pg 155
Diffusion cloud chamber,
1952 Sep, pg 179
Diffusion experiments,
1962 May, pg 171
Dinosaur collecting,
1959 Feb, pg 143
Dogs. analogue computer that simulates Pavlov's,
1963 Jun, pg 159
Dye laser, how to make,
1970 Feb, pg 116
.. E .... E .... E .... E .... E ..
Earth satellite, device for plotting the orbit of,
1974 May, pg 126
Earthquake waves, how to hear,
1970 Aug, pg 116
Eclipse of stars by the moon. groups organized to observe,
1972 Jan, pg 108
Eclipse, photographing a lunar,
1960 Dec, pg 172
Eclipse. solar. equipment and safety procedures for viewing and photographing,
1972 May, pg 118
Electrets. how to make,
1960 Nov, pg 202
1968 Jly, pg 122
Electric motors, how to make: tunnel-diode type,
1965 Oct, pg 106
Electric motors, how to make: parametric type,
1973 Jan, pg 116
Electric motors, how to make: asynchronous type,
1975 Jun, pg 112
Electric power to rotating device, how to supply,
1975 Dec, pg 120
Electric signals made by animals, how to detect.
1966 Feb, pg 120
Electric welders. how to make,
1966 Nov, pg 144
Electrocardiogram of water flea, how to make,
1966 Feb, pg 120
Electrometer, vibrating-reed. how to make,
1965 Oct, pg 106
Electron accelerator, how to construct,
1959 Jan, pg 138
Electron microscope, how to construct,
1973 Sep, pg 184
Electronic analogies, hydraulic,
1962 Aug, pg 128
Electronic mouse,
1955 Mar, pg 116
Electrophoresis. apparatus,
1955 Aug, pg 92
1961 Jly, pg 162
Electrophoresis. blood-serum,
1962 Jun, pg 171
Electrophysiology,
1962 Jan, pg 145
Electrostatic circuits, meter that determines current in,
1973 Oct, pg 120
Electrostatic effects in liquids,
1967 Jan, pg 124
Electrostatic generators: Van de Graaff,
1955 Apr, pg 110
1956 Oct, pg 155
1957 May, pg 158
1959 Jan, pg 145
Electrostatic generators: Kelvin,
1960 Jun, pg 175
Electrostatic motors. how to build,
1974 Oct, pg 126
Engines. heat: rubber-band,
1956 May, pg 149
Engines. heat: rubber-band (several designs),
1971 Apr, pg 118
Engines. heat: lighter-flint,
1959 Jly pg 145
Engines. heat: world's most simple,
1971 Jly pg 110
Engines. ruling. how to construct,
1952 Jly, pg 82
1975 Apr, pg 134
Enzyme molecule, how to construct model of,
1976 Jan, pg 124
Enzymology,
1963 Jan, pg 147
Experiments. various,
1961 Apr, pg 177
1965 Jan, pg 118
1969 Oct, pg 134
1971 Dec, pg 100
1974 Nov, pg 126
Experiments with wind,
1971 Oct, pg 108
Eye movement. gyroscopic,
1954 Nov, pg 88
.. F .... F .... F .... F .... F ..
Films,
1961 Sep, pg 261
Filter for infrared,
1973 Mar, pg 114
Filters, how to experiment with micropore,
1971 Feb, pg 118
Filters. polarizing. quarter and half-wave plates,
1977 Dec, pg 172
1978 Jan, pg 132
Fish. tropical,
1956 Mar, pg 141
Flames. experiments with,
1978 Apr, pg 154
Flashing-light experiment,
1961 Aug, pg 143
Flip-flop, fluid. how to make,
1966 May, pg 128
Flip-flops. microelectronic,
1973 May, pg 108
Fluid in tank subject to reduced gravity. investigating the behaviour of,
1972 Apr, pg 106
Fluid model for study of potential fields,
1967 Jly, pg 118
Fluids. cooling,
1977 Sep, pg 246
1977 Nov, pg 152
Fog: calina.
1961 Oct, pg 172
Fossil crinoids,
1956 Oct, pg 155
Fossil seeds,
1956 May, pg 149
Fossilides,
1961 May, pg 177
Foucault pendulum. how to make,
1958 Jun, pg 115
1964 Feb, pg 132
Foucault-test gear,
1955 Dec, pg 124
Fountain, Hero's. how to make,
1966 Dec, pg 135
Free radicals. how to make and freeze,
1963 Jly pg 146
Freezing water. rates of with regard to initial temperature,
1977 Sep, pg 246
Fruit flies. genetics of,
1965 Jun, pg 126
Fuel cell. how to make,
1967 Nov, pg 131
.. G .... G .... G .... G .... G ..
Galvanic cell. how to make,
1967 Nov, pg 131
Gas chromatograph, how to make a sensitive,
1967 Sep, pg 283
Gas chromarograph. how to make a simple,
1966 Jun, pg 124
Gas-discharge tubes. how to make,
1958 Feb, pg 112
1966 Aug, pg 100
Gases. how to liquefy,
1969 Nov, pg 151
Geiger counter. how to make,
1960 May, pg 189
Geissler tube. how to make,
1958 Feb, pg 112
Generators. electrostatic: Van de Graaff,
1955 Apr, pg 110
Generators. electrostatic: Kelvin,
1960 Jun pg 175
Genetics. mouse,
1952 Dec, pg 84
Genetics of fruit flies,
1965 Jun pg 126
Geological stream table,
1963 Apr, pg 168
Geology, mountain,
1952 Jun pg 90
Geotropism. how to experiment with,
1970 Jun pg 141
Gibberellic acid experiments,
1958 Dec, pg 134
Gibberellin-like substances. extractions of,
1967 Aug, pg 110
Glass. how to study fracture of,
1971 Nov, pg 122
Glass blowing, technique explained,
1964 May, pg 129
Glow discharges,
1956 Feb, pg 130
Golf club dynamics,
1964 Jan, pg 131
Gravitational constant, Cavendish experiment. to determine,
1963 Sep, pg 267
Gravitational field. simulating with soap film,
1964 Dec, pg 134
Gravity, experiment on response of plants to,
1970 Jun pg 141
Gravity simulator. reduced-,
1972 Apr, pg 106
Green flash. solar,
1961 Jan, pg 177
Greenhouse for the living room,
1967 Mar, pg 130
Greenhouse shade that re-creates lighting of the Tropics,
1975 Jly pg 120
Growth inhibitors. plant,
1962 Apr, pg 167
Growth-promoting substances, extraction of,
1964 Aug, pg 100
Guiding system. electronic and telescopic,
1956 Jun pg 156
.. H .... H .... H .... H .... H ..
Haidinger's brush. how to see it with polarized light,
1977 Dec, pg 172
Hall effect. experiments with,
1965 Jly, pg 106
Hang-glider aerodynamics,
1974 Dec, pg 138
1975 Aug, pg 116
Harmonograms. how to make,
1965 May, pg 128
Heat engine: rubber-band,
1956 May, pg 149
Heat engine: rubber-band, several designs,
1971 Apr, pg 118
Heat engine: lighter-flint,
1959 Jly pg 145
Heat engine: worlds most simple,
1971 Jly pg 110
Hele-Shaw apparatus,
1955 Oct, pg 124
Helium-neon laser. experiments with,
1965 Dec, pg 106
Helium-neon laser. how to make,
1964 Sep, pg 227
Hero's fountain. how to make,
1966 Dec, pg 135
Herpetology,
1954 Mar, pg 100
High altitude simulator,
1965 Sep, pg 239
High-fidelity sound,
1956 Jan, pg 120
High-speed cameras, construction of,
1964 Jly, pg 118
High-speed counter,
1973 May, pg 108
High voltage: generation,
1958 Feb, pg 112
High voltage: power supply,
1959 Sep, pg 249
Hilsch tube,
1958 Nov, pg 145
Holograms. how to make,
1967 Feb, pg 122
1971 Jly, pg 110
Holograms. microwave. how to make,
1972 Nov, pg 120
Hummingbirds,
1957 Mar, pg 169
1960 Feb, pg 157
Hydraulic amplifier,
1961 Apr, pg 177
Hydrodynamics of sailing craft,
1956 Aug, pg 128
Hydrophone. how to make,
1960 Oct, pg 185
1964 Mar, pg 131
1970 Aug, pg 116
Hydroponics,
1952 Oct, pg 92
Hygrometer. electric,
1954 May, pg 96
.. I .... I .... I .... I .... I ..
Illusions. how to create visual,
1971 Mar, pg 110
1974 Nov, pg 126
1978 Mar, pg 142
Immunoelectrophoresis. how to perform,
1969 Sep, pg 248
Indian archaeology,
1953 Jun, pg 114
1960 Jan, pg 158
Infrared diode laser. how to make,
1973 Mar, pg 114
Infrared filter,
1973 Mar, pg 114
Infrared viewer. how to make an inexpensive,
1972 Feb, pg 106
Interferometer,
1956 Nov, pg 161
Interferometer. cyclic. how to make,
1973 Feb, pg 110
Interferometer. laser. how to make a simple,
1972 Feb, pg 106
Interferometer. series, how to make,
1964 Jun, pg 122
Ionizing radiation on p]ants. how to observe effects of,
1963 Dec, pg 151
Isoteniscope. how to make,
1970 Dec, pg 116
Isotope experiments,
1960 May, pg 189
.. J .... J .... J .... J .... J ..
Jumping-ring experiment,
1961 Aug, pg 143
.. K .... K .... K .... K .... K ..
Kaleidoscope. projection, how to make,
1975 Jly, pg 120
Kelvin's water-drop electrostatic machine,
1960 Jun, pg 175
Kites, how to make and fly,
1969 Apr, pg 130
1978 Feb, pg 156
Knife-edge test. optical,
1958 Jly, pg 108
Kohler illumination, how to adjust microscope for,
1968 Apr, pg 124
Kymograph, how to make,
1960 Apr, pg 183
.. L .... L .... L .... L .... L ..
Land color experiment,
1960 Jan, pg 158
Land color slide experiments,
1959 Sep, pg 249
Laser beam used to measure dirt content of water,
1973 Jun pg 112
Laser interferometer, how to make a simple,
1972 Feb, pg 106
Lasers. how to make: helium-neon type,
1964 Sep, pg 227
Lasers. how to make: helium-neon type,
1965 Dec, pg 106
Lasers. how to make: argon type,
1969 Feb, pg 118
Lasers. how to make: dye type,
1970 Feb, pg 116
Lasers. how to make: carbon dioxide type,
1971 Sep, pg 218
Lasers. how to make: infrared diode type,
1973 Mar, pg 114
Lasers. how to make: nitrogen type,
1974 Jun, pg 122
Leidenfrost phenomena,
1977 Aug, pg 126
Lenses. liquid. how to make,
1968 Nov, pg 148
Lepidoptera,
1954 Oct, pg 96
Lichtenberg figures, how to make,
1964 Dec, pg 134
Liesegang bands. how to grow,
1969 Jun, pg 130
Light. apparatus for measuring the speed of,
1975 Oct, pg 120
Light from sky. how to study polarized,
1978 Jan, pg 132
Light, how to polarize,
1977 Dec, pg 172
1978 Jan, pg 132
Light meter for darkroom. how to make,
1963 Aug, pg 120
Light. scattering,
1977 Jly, pg 138
1977 Nov, pg 152
1978 Jan, pg 132
Liquid pillars. how to make,
1968 Nov, pg 148
Liquid prism,
1955 Jun, pg 122
Liquids. electrostatic effects in,
1967 Jan, pg 124
Liquids. refractometer used to identify,
1975 May, pg 109
Lissajous figures made with pendulum,
1973 Aug, pg 104
Living matter. how to make constituents of,
1970 Jan, pg 130
Lunar photography,
1960 Dec, pg 172
.. M .... M .... M .... M .... M ..
Machines. mathematical,
1953 May, pg 104
Machines that work like muscles,
1973 Apr, pg 112
Magnetic-resonance spectrometer,
1959 Apr, pg 17
Magnetometer. how to make a sensitive,
1968 Feb, pg 124
Magneto-optic modulator. how to construct,
1970 Nov, pg 120
Manometer. super-sensitive. how to make,
1969 Dec, pg 128
Mapper. fluid. how to make,
1967 Jul, pg 118
Marangoni effect. experiments with,
1978 Jun, pg 151
Marine organisms. how to collect,
1965 Mar, pg 119
Mass spectrometer. how to construct,
1970 Jly, pg 120
Mathematical machines,
1953 May, pg 104
Maxwell's demon. apparatus to demonstrate,
1973 Apr, pg 112
May flies,
1952 Aug, pg 75
McLeod gauge. vacuum. how to make,
1965 Dec, pg 106
Mead, how to make,
1972 Sep, pg 185
Mechano-chemical turbine. how to construct,
1973 Apr, pg 112
Metabolic rale of small animals. how to measure,
1969 Jly, pg 122
Metabolism, mice,
1957 Aug, pg 128
Meteor counter. electronic,
1958 Jly, pg 108
Meteorology,
1953 Oct, pg 114
Mice metabolism,
1957 Aug, pg 128
Michelson's apparatus. homemade version of,
1975 Oct, pg 120
Microammeter, how to build.
1973 Oct, pg 120
Microelectronic flip-flops,
1973 May, pg 108
Micromanometer. how to make a sensitive,
1967 Aug, pg 110
Micrometeorology,
1967 Jun, pg 135
Micromineralogy,
1955 Feb, pg 120
Microphotography,
1961 Feb, pg 159
Microphotography of tiny crustaceans,
1967 May, pg 142
Micropore filters. how to experiment with,
1971 Feb, pg 118
Microscope. electron. how to construct,
1973 Sep, pg 184
Microscope. homemade,
1954 Jun, pg 98
Microscope lighting for producing color,
1968 Apr, pg 124
Microscope. slide preparation,
1955 Dec, pg 124
Microscope. travelling,
1954 Aug, pg 84
Microscopy,
1953 Jan, pg 80
1953 Dec, pg 110
Microscopy, phase,
1955 Jly, pg 104
Microwave holograms. how to make,
1972 Nov, pg 120
Millbrook School observatory,
1954 Jly, pg 92
Millikan's oil-drop experiment,
1959 May, pg 175
Mineralogy,
1952 Nov, pg 94
Mineralogy. micro-,
1955 Feb, pg 120
Mirrors. grinding,
1958 Feb, pg 112
Modulator for light. how to construct,
1970 Nov, pg 120
Moire patterns. experiments with,
1964 Nov, pg 134
Moire patterns. techniques for generating,
1973 Oct, pg 120
Molecular beam apparatus. how to construct,
1970 Jly, pg 120
Molecular models. how to construct. inexpensive,
1973 Feb, pg 110
1976 Jan, pg 124
Monolayers,
1961 Sep, pg 261
Moon. stereo photography of,
1956 Apr, pg 156
Motors. electric, asynchronous,
1975 Jun, pg 112
Motors. electric, parametric,
1973 Jan, pg 116
Motors. electric, tunnel-diode,
1965 Oct, pg 106
Motors. electrostatic,
1974 Oct, pg 126
Mountain geology,
1952 Jun, pg 90
Mouse. electronic,
1955 Mar, pg 116
.. N .... N .... N .... N .... N ..
NAND gates.
1973 May, pg 108
Negative resistance phenomena,
1961 Aug, pg 143
Nitrogen laser. how to construct,
1974 Jun, pg 122
.. O .... O .... O .... O .... O ..
Observatory for viewing aquatic animals and plants. how to build,
1972 Oct, pg 114
Observatory. Millbrook School,
1954 Jly pg 92
Observatory. report on amateur astronomical,
1970 Apr, pg 114
Occultation. photoelectric,
1955 Jan, pg 96
Operational amplifiers,
1970 May, pg 130
1971 Jan, pg 110
Orbit of earth satellite. device for plotting,
1974 May, pg 126
Orbit simulator. satellite-,
1958 Oct, pg 130
Orbits of space vehicles. how to compute,
1969 Jan, pg 123
Orrery,
1955 Nov, pg 125
Oscillator for pendulum clock. quartz-crystal,
1974 Sep, pg 192
Oscillators that involve salt water,
1970 Sep, pg 221
1971 Jun, pg 124
1977 Oct, pg 142
Oscillators. three novel types described,
1970 Sep, pg 221
Osmotic pump,
1971 Dec, pg 100
1972 Apr, pg 106
.. P .... P .... P .... P .... P ..
Paleontology,
1954 Jan, pg 88
Paraboloids. how to construct: cardboard type,
1973 Dec, pg 122
Paraboloids. how to construct: fibreglass type,
1974 Nov, pg 126
Para-foil.
1975 Mar, pg 118
Parametric motor. how to build,
1973 Jan, pg 116
Pavlov's dogs. analogue computer that simulates,
1963 Jun, pg 159
Pendulum clock.
1960 Jly, pg 165
1960 Aug, pg 158
Pendulum clock equipped with quartz-crystal oscillator,
1974 Sep, pg 192
Pendulum. Foucault. how to make,
1958 Jun, pg 115
1964 Feb, pg 132
Pendulum illusion. Pulfrich,
1978 Mar, pg 142
Pendulums. folded types,
1967 Apr, pg 124
Pen recorder. how to make,
1955 Nov, pg 125
1966 Jly, pg 114
1970 May, pg 130
1972 Mar, pg 114
Perception. visual, how to experiment with,
1971 Mar, pg 110
1974 Nov, pg 126
1978 Mar, pg 142
Periscope. underwater,
1961 Feb, pg 159
pH meter. how to make,
1968 Sep, pg 232
Phase microscopy,
1955 Jly, pg 104
Photoelectric occultation,
1955 Jan, pg 96
Photography of the deep-sky,
1965 Dec, pg 106
1969 Aug, pg 124
1973 Dec, pg 122
1975 Jun, pg 112
Photography of a lunar eclipse,
1960 Dec, pg 172
Photography of a solar eclipse,
1972 May, pg 118
Photography of the moon, stereo,
1956 Apr, pg 156
Photography, Schlieren in color,
1971 May, pg 118
1974 Aug, pg 104
Photography, solar,
1957 Oct, pg 14
Photometry, astro-,
1954 Feb, pg 100
Photopolymerization, how to perform,
1969 Dec, pg 128
Phototaxis, demonstrations of,
1964 Oct, pg 128
Piezoelectric clock,
1957 Sep, pg 233
Pigeons, color vision of,
1970 Oct, pg 124
Pircuits,
1955 Mar, pg 116
Planetary alignments, how to predict,
1975 Aug, pg 116
Planimeter. how to make,
1958 Aug, pg 107
Planimeter. pocket-knife,
1958 Nov, pg 145
Plant growth. effects of gravity on,
1970 Jun, pg 141
Plant-growth inhibitor,
1962 Apr, pg 167
Plant growth. stimulating with ultrasonic vibrations,
1966 Aug, pg 100
Plants. sensitive,
1961 Mar, pg 181
Plasma jet,
1961 Nov, pg 173
Plastic bubbles that survive for years, how to blow,
1973 Jly, pg 110
Plumes from chimneys, behaviour of smoke,
1978 May, pg 162
Pockels effect,
1962 Jly, pg 156
Polariscope. how to make,
1974 Jly, pg 122
1975 Jun, pg 174
Polarized light. how to study,
1977 Dec, pg 172
1978 Jan, pg 132
Polarograph,
1962 Sep, pg 247
Pond life. how to study,
1970 Mar, pg 131
Power supply. high-voltage,
1959 Sep, pg 249
Power to a rotating device, how to supply electric,
1975 Dec, pg 120
Prism. liquid,
1955 Jun, pg 122
Proton accelerator. how to construct,
1971 Aug, pg 106
Ptyalin. enzyme,
1963 Jan, pg 147
Pulfrich pendulum illusion,
1978 Mar, pg 142
Pump. osmotic,
1971 Dec, pg 100
1972 Apr, pg 106
Pump, Sprengel vacuum,
1958 Dec, pg 134
Pump, valveless, how to make,
1965 Jan, pg 118
Pumps. vacuum.
1960 Mar, pg 187
.. Q .... Q .... Q .... Q .... Q ..
Quartz-crystal clock,
1957 Sep, pg 233
1961 Jun, pg 181
Quartz-crystal oscillator for pendulum clock,
1974 Sep, pg 192
.. R .... R .... R .... R .... R ..
Radio (transistor type) modified for experiments,
1973 Jan, pg 116
Radio telescopes,
1962 Feb, pg 163
Radio waves and sound waves recorded on film by prechilling,
1972 Nov, pg 120
Radiocarbon dating,
1957 Feb, pg 159
Radioisotopes,
1960 May, pg 189
Rain gauge. how to make,
1966 May, pg 128
Rain. study of salty,
1966 Dec, pg 135
Rainbows, how to make,
1977 Jly, pg 138
Raindrops. how to study,
1965 Aug, pg 102
Rainfall, study to measure acidity of,
1974 Jun, pg 122
Rayleigh-Taylor instability, observed in the salt oscillator,
1977 Oct, pg 142
Recorder. weather-satellite. how to construct,
1974 Jan, pg 114
1975 Dec, pg 120
Recorders, pen,
1955 Nov, pg 125
1966 Jly, pg 114
1970 May, pg 130
1972 Mar, pg 114
Recording spectrophotometer. how to construct,
1975 Jan, pg 118
Reduced-gravity simulator,
1972 Apr, pg 106
Refractometer, how to make,
1975 May, pg 109
Refrigeration machines, how to make,
1969 Nov, pg 151
Reptiles. care of,
1959 Jly, pg 145
Retina patterns,
1958 Jan, pg 98
Ripple tank,
1962 Oct, pg 144
Rockets,
1957 Jun, pg 174
Rotating device, how to supply electric power to,
1975 Dec, pg 120
Rubber-band heat engine. how to make,
1956 May, pg 149
1971 Apr, pg 118
Rubber experiments,
1960 Jun pg 175
Ruling engines,
1952 Jly, pg 82
1975 Apr, pg 134
.. S .... S .... S .... S .... S ..
Sailboat hydrodynamics,
1956 Aug, pg 128
Sailboat without a hull,
1975 Mar, pg 118
Salt fingers. how to make,
1971 Jun, pg 124
1977 Oct, pg 142
Salt fountains. how to make and experiment with,
1971 Jun, pg 124
1977 Oct, pg 142
Salty rain. study of,
1966 Dec, pg 135
Satellite. artificial. telescope for,
1957 Jan, pg 144
Satellite. device for plotting the orbit of earth,
1974 May pg 126
Satellite-orbit simulator,
1958 Oct, pg 130
Satellite recorder. weather-. how to construct,
1974 Jan, pg 114
1975 Dec, pg 120
Satellites. how to track artificial,
1958 Jan, pg 98
1958 Oct, pg 130
Schlieren photography. how to perform,
1971 May, pg 118
1974 Aug, pg 104
Scintillation counter,
1953 Mar, pg 104
Sea-water aquariums,
1962 Nov, pg 169
Sea water, instabilities in,
1971 Jun pg 124
Secondary flow, observed in tea and rivers,
1977 Nov, pg 152
Seismograph,
1953 Jun, pg 114
1957 Jly, pg 152
1970 Aug, pg 116
Seismograph. well-water,
1961 May, pg 177
Seismology,
1952 Apr, pg 94
Seismometer, how to construct a sensitive,
1975 Sep, pg 182
Seismometer. sensitive mercury tiltmeter that serves as,
1973 Nov, pg 124
Series interferometer, how to make,
1964 Jun, pg 122
Sferics recording,
1959 Mar, pg 155
Simulator, chromatograph,
1972 Feb, pg 106
Simulator, high altitude,
1965 Sep, pg 239
Simulator. reduced-gravity,
1972 Apr, pg 106
Simulator, satellite-orbit,
1958 Oct, pg 130
Skin diving,
1953 Aug, pg 94
Skinner box constructed for: testing color vision of pigeons,
1970 Oct, pg 124
Skinner box constructed for: training small animals,
1975 Nov, pg 128
Skipping stone, analysis of,
1968 Aug, pg 112
Skipping stone experiment,
1957 Apr, pg 175
Sky, photography of the deep-,
1965 Dec, pg 106
Slide preparation, microscope,
1955 Dec, pg 124
Slime molds, how to cultivate and study,
1966 Jan, pg 116,
Smog: calina,
1961 Oct, pg 172
Smoke plumes from chimneys, behaviour of,
1978 May, pg 162
Smoke wind tunnel,
1955 May, pg 118
1955 Oct, pg 124
Snails in the home, how to raise,
1975 Feb, pg 104
Snowflakes. how to catch and preserve,
1966 Mar, pg 120
Snowflakes, how to study,
1965 Aug, pg 102
Soap bubbles, how to blow long-lived,
1969 May, pg 128
Soil antibiotics, how to extract,
1965 Nov, pg 124
Solar eclipse. equipment and safety procedures for viewing and photographing,
1972 May, pg 118
Solar-flare detector,
1960 Sep, pg 231
Solar photography,
1957 Oct, pg 141
Solar system. model,
1955 Nov, pg 125
Sound. high-fidelity,
1956 Jan, pg 120
Sound into heat. conversion of,
1968 Aug, pg 112
Sound. underwater. hydrophone for detecting,
1960 Oct, pg 185
1964 Mar, pg 131
1970 Aug, pg 116
Sound. underwater. pitch of depending on bubbles,
1977 Nov, pg 152
Sound waves and radio waves recorded on film by prechilling,
1972 Nov, pg 120
Sow bug. how to study learning in the,
1967 May, pg 142
Sparks. high-energy,
1957 Nov, pg 148
Spectrograph, astronomical,
1956 Sep, pg 259
Spectrograph. auroral,
1961 Jan, pg 177
Spectrograph. Bunsen's,
1955 June pg 122
Spectrograph. how to make a diffraction-grating type,
1966 Sep, pg 277
Spectrograph, ultraviolet. construction of,
1968 Oct, pg 126
Spectroheliograph. how to make,
1958 Apr, pg 126
Spectrohelioscope. how to construct,
1974 Mar, pg 110
Spectrometer. beta-ray,
1958 Sep, pg 197
Spectrometer. magnetic-resonance,
1959 Apr, pg 171
Spectrometer. mass. how to construct,
1970 Jly, pg 120
Spectrophotometer, construction of,
1968 May, pg 140
Spectrophotometer, recording, how to construct,
1975 Jan, pg 118
Spectroscopy of candle flame,
1978 Apr, pg 154
Spider webs. collecting,
1963 Feb, pg 159
Spiders, culturing and investigating their webs,
1972 Dec, pg 108
Spinthariscope,
1953 Mar, pg 104
Sprengel vacuum pump,
1958 Dec, pg 134
Sputnik. telescope for,
1957 Jan, pg 144
Stereo photography of moon,
1956 Apr, pg 156
Sterilization by filtration,
1971 Feb, pg 118
Stream table,
1963 Apr, pg 168
Stroud, Robert.
1957 Dec, pg 143
Subatomic particle scattering, how to simulate,
1965 Aug, pg 102
Subatomic particles. how to identify by their tracks,
1965 Apr, pg 136
Sun viewers, how to construct,
1972 May, pg 118
1974 Nov, pg 126
Sundial, adjustable, how to make,
1967 Nov, pg 131
Sundial, global,
1959 Aug, pg 137
Sundial. indoor,
1956 Mar, pg 141
Sundial that keeps clock time. how to make,
1959 Oct, pg 185
1964 Mar, pg 131
.. T .... T .... T .... T .... T ..
Tea cup physics,
1977 Nov, pg 152
Telemetry, bio-medical,
1968 Mar, pg 128
Telescope drive. transistor,
1959 Oct, pg 185
Telescope, elbow finder,
1975 Jun, pg 112
Telescope, electronic guiding system,
1956 Jun, pg 156
Telescope-focusing installation,
1974 Nov, pg 126
Telescope, how to make a 16-inch,
1963 Aug, pg 120
Telescope mirror, how to make of aluminium,
1963 Nov, pg 159
Telescope, mobile installation for,
1975 Jly, pg 120
Telescope, report on a 16-inch,
1970 Apr, pg 114
Telescope, rich-field,
1957 Jan, pg 154
Telescope, Schupmann-type refractor,
1958 May, pg 130
Telescope, short-locus refracting,
1955 Dec, pg 124
Telescope, 6-inch reflector,
1959 Nov, pg 193
Telescope with spherical optical surfaces, compact short-focus,
1972 Aug, pg 110
Telescopes for viewing the sun,
1972 May, pg 118
Telescopes, radio,
1962 Feb, pg 163
Temperature control, how to make,
1965 Oct, pg 106
Temperature profile of lower atmosphere demonstrated by smoke plumes,
1978 May, pg 162
Theory, circular-translation,
1954 Sep, pg 172
Thermal-analysis technique,
1961 Dec, pg 161
Thermal engine. how to construct a simple,
1971 Jly, pg 110
Thermometers. electronic,
1972 Jun, pg 122
Thin films of metals. how to make,
1967 Oct, pg 134
Thin-layer chromatography. technique of,
1969 Mar, pg 124
1976 Feb, pg 128
Thunderstorm, construction of instruments for detecting and tracking,
1963 May, pg 167
Thyroid gland experiments,
1959 Dec, pg 179
Tiltmeter that serves as seismometer, sensitive mercury,
1973 Nov, pg 124
Time-switch. solid state,
1968 Feb, pg 124
Tissue culture. technique of,
1966 Apr, pg 122
Tornado, how to create a miniature,
1971 Oct, pg 108
Tranquilizers. experiments,
1959 Sep, pg 249
Transistor radio modified for experiments,
1973 Jan, pg 116
Transistors. how to make thin film,
1970 Jun, pg 141
Travel microscope,
1954 Aug, pg 84
Tropical fish,
1956 Mar, pg 141
Tube. Hilsch,
1958 Nov, pg 145
Tubes. gas-discharge,
1958 Feb, pg 112
1966 Aug, pg 100
Tunnel-diode clock,
1963 Mar, pg 157
Turbidimeter, dual-beam, how to construct,
1973 Jun, pg 112
Turbine, mechanochemical, how to construct,
1973 Apr, pg 112
Tyndall scattering of light by droplets over coffee,
1977 Nov, pg 152
.. U .... U .... U .... U .... U ..
Ultraviolet, gas laser that emits pulses in the,
1974 Jun, pg 122
Ultraviolet spectrograph, construction of,
1968 Oct, pg 126
Underwater periscope,
1961 Feb, pg 159
Underwater sound. hydrophone for detecting.
1960 Oct, pg 185
1964 Mar, pg 131
1970 Aug, pg 116
Underwater sound, pitch of depending on bubbles,
1977 Nov, pg 152
.. V .... V .... V .... V .... V ..
Vacuum. leak detection,
1961 Feb, pg 159
Vacuum pump. Sprengel,
1958 Dec, pg 134
Vacuum pumps,
1960 Mar, pg 187
Valveless pump. how to make,
1965 Jan, pg 118
Van de Graaff generator,
1955 Apr, pg 110
1956 Oct, pg 155
1957 May, pg 158
1959 Jan, pg 145
Vapour pressure. how to measure,
1970 Dec, pg 116
Visual illusions. how to create,
1971 Mar, pg 110
1974 Nov, pg 126
1978 Mar, pg 142
Visual latency. experiments with,
1978 Mar, pg 142
Voiceprints of birdsongs, how to record,
1974 Feb, pg 110
Voltage, high: generation,
1958 Feb, pg 112
Voltage, high: power supply,
1959 Sep, pg 249
Vortex columns in swirling coffee,
1977 Nov, pg 152
Vortex rings. how to experiment with,
1965 Jan, pg 118
Vortexes in water and flame. how to make and investigate,
1963 Oct, pg 133
Vortexes that form around cylinder. wind tunnel to study,
1972 Jly, pg 106
.. W .... W .... W .... W .... W ..
Walking on hot coals,
1977 Aug, pg 126
Water droplets that float on water,
1973 Aug, pg 104
1978 Jun, pg 151
Water drops on hot surface. measuring lifetimes of,
1977 Aug, pg 126
Water. experiments on freezing,
1977 Sep, pg 246
Water flea. electrocardiogram of,
1966 Feb, pg 120
Water glass inverted without spilling,
1977 Oct, pg 142
Water pollution. how to test for,
1970 Mar, pg 131
1971 Feb, pg 118
1973 Jun, pg 112
Wave machine for simulating marine surf. how to make,
1968 Dec, pg 116
Waves studied in ripple tank,
1962 Oct, pg 144
Weather forecasting. sferics counter,
1959 Mar, pg 155
Weather observers, co-operative,
1953 Oct, pg 114
Weather-satellite recorder. how to construct,
1974 Jan, pg 114
1975 Dec, pg 120
Weather station. how to build,
1972 Jun, pg 122
Webs. spider,
1963 Feb, pg 159
1972 Dec, pg 108
Welders. how to make electric,
1966 Nov, pg 144
Wilson cloud chamber,
1956 Apr, pg 156
Wind speed. how to measure,
1971 Oct, pg 108
Wind tunnel. low-speed,
1953 Apr, pg 112
Wind tunnel, smoke,
1955 May, pg 118
1955 Oct, pg 124
Wind tunnel, supersonic. how to build,
1966 Oct, pg 120
Wind tunnel to study vortexes that form around cylinder,
1972 Jly, pg 106
Wind vane,
1972 Jun, pg 122
Worm-gear cutter,
1955 Dec, pg 124
.. X .... X .... X .... X .... X ..
X-ray, homemade,
1956 Jly, pg 135



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.. A .... A .... A .... A .... A ..
Acceleration of gravity,
1979 Feb, pg 158
Acoustics,
1978 Oct, pg 179
1982 May, pg 170
1984 Jly, pg 132
Aerodynamics,
1979 Mar, pg 162
1979 Apr, pg 180
1981 Oct, pg 226
1985 Mar, pg 122
Afterimage,
1985 Feb, pg 122
1985 Mar, pg 122
1986 Mar, pg 112
Aikido,
1980 Jly, pg 150
Airplane passenger, observations for,
1988 Aug, pg 100
1988 Sep, pg 132
Alpha particles,
1986 Feb, pg 114
Aluminum purification process,
1986 Aug, pg 116
Amusement park rides,
1983 Oct, pg 162
Anamorphic art,
1981 Jly, pg 176
.. B .... B .... B .... B .... B ..
Ball diffraction by,
1984 Nov, pg 186
1984 Dec, pg 130
Balls, collisions of,
1988 Oct, pg 140
Balls, reflections by,
1988 Dec, pg 112
Ballet,
1982 Jun, pg 146
Barometers,
1987 Apr, pg 122
Bathroom science,
1981 Aug, pg 146
1982 May, pg 170
1988 Jun, pg 116
Battery, Bunsen-Grove,
1986 Aug, pg 116
Beach science,
1982 Jan, pg 174
1982 Aug, pg 144
Bearing, diffraction by,
1984 Nov, pg 186
1984 Dec, pg 130
Bearnaise sauce,
See sauce Bearnaise.
Beer,
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Oct, pg 184
Bell, sounds from,
1984 Jly, pg 132
Belousov reaction,
1978 Jly, pg 152
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Oct, pg 172
Benard cells,
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
1986 Oct, pg 204
Bidwell's ghost,
1985 Feb, pg 122
Billiards,
1983 Jly, pg 124
Bird flight,
1985 Mar, pg 122
Birefringence,
1978 Aug, pg 140
1979 Jan, pg 152
1980 Dec, pg 230
1983 Jun, pg 146
Blind spot,
1982 Apr, pg 150
Boat waves,
1988 Feb, pg 124
Boiling,
1982 Dec, pg 162
1987 Feb, pg 134
Book rotation,
1979 Apr, pg 180
Boomerangs,
1979 Mar, pg 162
1979 Apr, pg 180
Boundary layer,
1979 Apr, pg 180
Bowling,
1988 Mar, pg 110
Brightness induction,
1988 Nov, pg 138
Brownian motion,
1982 Feb, pg 162
Bubbles,
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Oct, pg 184
1982 Dec, pg 162
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
1987 Aug, pg 104
1987 Sep, pg 108
1987 Oct, pg 170
Buoyancy,
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
Burning,
1979 Nov, pg 192
.. C .... C .... C .... C .... C ..
Cafe-wall illusion,
1988 Nov, pg 138
Calculator, use of,
1979 Feb, pg 158
1985 Jan, pg 112
Cameras,
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Apr, pg 150
1983 Apr, pg 132
Casting,
See fly casting.
Cat's cradles,
1985 May, pg 138
Catastrophe theory,
1983 Sep, pg 190
Caustics,
1983 Sep, pg 190
1988 Jly, pg 116
1988 Sep, pg 132
Celt stones,
1979 Oct, pg 172
Chemical reactions,
1981 Feb, pg 168
1981 Jun, pg 194
1983 Dec, pg 164
1986 Aug, pg 116
Chemical reactions, oscillating,
1978 Jly, pg 152
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Oct, pg 172
Cheshire-cat effect,
1987 May, pg 122
Chimney plumes,
1978 Dec, pg 182
Coagulation,
1979 Dec, pg 178
Coanda effect,
1984 Oct, pg 144
Coffee,
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
Coherent light,
1980 Feb, pg 158
1980 Aug, pg 158
1980 Oct, pg 204
1982 Feb, pg 162
1983 Sep, pg 190
1986 Sep, pg 114
Coiling of liquid streams,
1981 Sep, pg 216
Collisions,
1983 Jul, pg 124
1984 Aug, pg 122
1984 Sep, pg 215
1985 Mar, pg 122
1988 Mar, pg 110
1988 Oct, pg 140
Colloidal suspension,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
Color,
1978 Sep, pg 232
1979 Jun, pg 188
1979 Nov, pg 192
1980 Jan, pg 150
1980 Jun, pg 174
1980 Dec, pg 230
1982 Jly, pg 146
1983 Jun, pg 146
1986 Mar, pg 112
1986 Sep, pg 114
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 Jan, pg 120
1987 Aug, pg 104
1988 May, pg 114
Colors on waves,
1981 Apr, pg 176
Columnar cracks,
1986 Oct, pg 204
Combustion,
1979 Nov, pg 192
Comets,
See Halley's comet.
Convection patterns,
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
1986 Oct, pg 204
1988 Jun, pg 116
Cooking,
See Food Science.
Cooling rate of water,
1979 Jan, pg 152
Cracks,
See Fracture.
.. D .... D .... D .... D .... D ..
Dance,
1982 Jun, pg 146
Diffraction,
1981 Aug, pg 146
1981 Nov, pg 192
1982 Feb, pg 162
1982 Apr, pg 150
1984 Nov, pg 186
1984 Dec, pg 130
Diffraction gratings,
1980 Jan, pg 150
1984 Jan, pg 138
Diffusion,
1986 Oct, pg 204
Dilatancy,
1982 Jan, pg 174
Discharges, electrical,
1982 Jly, pg 146
1987 Dec, pg 138
1988 Apr, pg 114
Dispersion of water waves,
1988 Feb, pg 124
Distance to sun, calculating,
1987 Mar, pg 122
Dominoes,
1984 Aug, pg 122
1985 Jun, pg 130
Doppler shift,
1983 Jan, pg 130
Double layer, charged,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1982 Jan, pg 174
Drop and thin stream meander,
1985 Sep, pg 138
Dynamic friction angle,
1982 Jan, pg 174
.. E .... E .... E .... E .... E ..
Earth, measuring the site of,
1979 May, pg 172
Earthquakes,
1979 Jly, pg 152
Edge detection,
1988 Nov, pg 138
Edge waves,
1982 Aug, pg 144
1984 Dec, pg 130
Egg chemistry,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
1981 Jun, pg 194
Egg rotation,
1979 Oct, pg 172
1986 Feb, pg 114
Ehrenstein arrays,
1988 Jan, pg 96
Electric interactions,
1979 Sep, pg 234
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
1982 Jan, pg 174
1982 Jly, pg 146
1983 Dec, pg 164
1987 Feb, pg 134
1987 Dec, pg 138
1988 Apr, pg 114
Emulsions,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
Engine, external-combustion,
1985 Apr, pg 140
Entoptic effects,
1982 Apr, pg 150
1982 Sep, pg 206
Entrainment,
1988 Jun, pg 116
.. F .... F .... F .... F .... F ..
Ferns, fossil,
1980 Mar, pg 184
Films, optics of thin,
1979 Jun, pg 188
1983 Dec, pg 164
1987 Aug, pg 104
Fingers liquid,
1986 Oct, pg 204
1987 Oct, pg 170
Fireplace, thermal radiation from,
1978 Aug, pg 140
Fish, sight of,
1984 Mar, pg 138
Fish, swimming motion of,
1980 Feb, pg 158
Fishing,
See Fly Casting.
See Fish. sight of,
Flames,
1979 Nov, pg 192
Flight,
See Bird Flight.
"Floaters", in the eye,
1982 Apr, pg 150
1982 Sep, pg 206
Flocculation,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
Flow through a constrained loop,
1987 Jly pg 104
Fluids,
1978 Oct, pg 179
1978 Nov, pg 186
1979 Aug, pg 188
1981 Apr, pg 176
1981 Sep, pg 216
1982 Oct, pg 184
1982 Dec, pg 162
1983 Feb, pg 146
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
1983 Nov, pg 188
1983 Dec, pg 164
1984 Feb, pg 136
1984 Oct, pg 144
1984 Dec, pg 130
1985 Apr. pg 140
1985 Sep, pg 138
1986 Feb, pg 114
1986 Oct, pg 204
1987 Jan, pg 120
1987 Feb, pg 134
1987 Jul, pg 104
1987 Aug, pg 104
1987 Sep, pg 108
1987 Oct, pg 170
1988 Feb, pg 124
1988 Jun, pg 116
Fluidyne engine,
1985 Apr, pg 140
Fly casting,
1985 Jly, pg 122
Food science,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1980 Feb, pg 158
1981 Jan, pg 164
1981 Jun, pg 194
1981 Sep, pg 216
1982 Dec, pg 162
1984 Apr, pg 150
1985 Aug, pg 114
1987 Feb, pg 134
Fossils,
1980 Mar, pg 184
Fourier transform,
1982 Nov, pg 194
Fractals,
1987 Oct, pg 170
Fracture,
1979 Feb, pg 158
1979 Nov, pg 192
1986 Oct, pg 204
Fraser illusion,
1988 Nov, pg 138
Fraunhofer pattern,
1981 Aug, pg 146
1982 Feb, pg 162
Freezing of water,
1984 Apr, pg 150
1986 Jly, pg 114
1988 May, pg 114
Fresnel zones,
1981 Nov, pg 192
1984 Nov, pg 186
Friction,
1979 Oct, pg 172
1982 Jan, pg 174
1983 Aug, pg 120
1983 Oct, pg 162
1987 Dec, pg 138
1988 Mar, pg 110
1988 Apr, pg 114
Frisbee,
1979 Mar, pg 162
Frost,
1980 Dec, pg 230
.. G .... G .... G .... G .... G ..
Giant's Causeway formation,
1986 Oct, pg 204
Gibbs free energy,
1978 Jly, pg 152
Golf balls,
1979 Apr, pg 180
Gradient-index material,
1982 Jly, pg 146
Graph theory,
1986 Dec, pg 140
Gravitation,
1983 Jan, pg 130
1986 Feb, pg 114
Gravity waves,
1980 Sep, pg 232
Grinding,
1978 Aug, pg 140
.. H .... H .... H .... H .... H ..
Halley's comet,
1985 Nov, pg 170
Heat pipe,
1984 Jun, pg 146
Heiligenschein,
1988 Sep, pg 132
Hele-Shaw cell,
1987 Oct, pg 170
Hitches,
1983 Aug, pg 120
Holograms,
1980 Feb, pg 158
1986 Sep, pg 114
Humming and vision,
1984 Feb, pg 136
Hydraulic jumps,
1981 Apr, pg 176
1981 Sep, pg 216
Hyperscope,
1986 Nov, pg 134
.. I .... I .... I .... I .... I ..
Ice,
1980 Dec, pg 230
1983 Feb, pg 146
1984 Apr, pg 150
1986 Jly, pg 114
1988 May, pg 114
Ice cream,
1984 Apr, pg 150
Ice lens,
1983 Apr, pg 132
Icicles,
1988 May, pg 114
Illusions, auditory,
1982 May, pg 170
1984 Jly, pg 132
Illusions, optical,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1980 Apr, pg 172
1980 May, pg 176
1980 Nov, pg 198
1981 Jly, pg 176
1984 Feb, pg 136
1984 Mar, pg 138
1985 Feb, pg 122
1985 Mar, pg 122
1986 Mar, pg 112
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 May, pg 122
1988 Jan, pg 96
1988 Sep, pg 132
1988 Nov, pg 138
Insects. water,
1983 Nov, pg 188
1984 Feb, pg 136
Instabilities,
1979 Aug, pg 188
1979 Oct, pg 172
1981 Apr, pg 176
1984 Aug, pg 122
1985 Apr, pg 140
1985 Jun, pg 130
1985 Oct, pg 176
1986 Oct, pg 204
1987 Oct, pg 170
Interference, optical,
1979 Jun, pg 188
1980 Jun, pg 174
1981 Aug, pg 146
1982 Feb, pg 162
1983 Jan, pg 130
1983 Sep, pg 190
1984 Nov, pg 186
1984 Dec, pg 130
1986 Sep, pg 114
1987 Aug, pg 104
Interference, thin-film,
1978 Sep, pg 232
Ionization,
1979 Sep, pg 234
Ionosphere,
1980 Sep, pg 232
Iron, structure of,
1984 May, pg 148
.. J .... J .... J .... J .... J ..
Judo,
1980 Jly, pg 150
.. K .... K .... K .... K .... K ..
Kaleidoscopes,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1985 Dec, pg 134
1986 Jan, pg 120
1986 Apr, pg 118
Kanizsa figures,
1988 Jan, pg 96
Kelvin wave analysis,
1988 Feb, pg 124
Kitchen science, also see Food Science.
1978 Nov, pg 186
1979 Jan, pg 152
1979 Jun, pg 188
1979 Jly, pg 152
1981 Apr, pg 176
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Jan, pg 174
1982 Feb, pg 162
1982 Oct, pg 184
1982 Dec, pg 162
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
1984 Apr, pg 150
1984 Jun, pg 146
1984 Oct, pg 144
1984 Dec, pg 130
1985 Aug, pg 114
1986 Jly, pg 114
1986 Oct, pg 204
1987 Sep, pg 108
1988 Apr, pg 114
1988 Jly, pg 116
Knots,
1983 Aug, pg 120
.. L .... L .... L .... L .... L ..
Labyrinth,
1986 Jun, pg 120
Lamps, spectra of,
1984 Jan, pg 138
Land's model of color vision,
1979 Jun, pg 188
Laser light,
See Coherent Light.
Laser light show,
1980 Aug, pg 158
1981 Jan, pg 164
1983 Sep, pg 190
Laser, mercury-vapour,
1980 Oct, pg 204
Le Grand Menhir Brise,
1979 Nov, pg 192
Leidenfrost effect,
1978 Oct, pg 179
Lens making,
1978 Aug, pg 140
Lichtenberg figures,
1988 Apr, pg 114
Lifesaver's glow,
1982 Jly, pg 146
Lift,
See Aerodynamics.
Light show,
See Laser Light Show.
Liquid bridge,
1987 Sep, pg 108
Liquid crystals,
1984 Jun, pg 146
Liquid streams,
1981 Sep, pg 216
1985 Sep, pg 138
Liquids,
See Fluids.
Lissajous figures,
1980 Aug, pg 158
1981 Jly, pg 176
1985 Oct, pg 176
.. M .... M .... M .... M .... M ..
Magnetism,
1984 May, pg 148
Magnets,
1982 Mar, pg 142
Marangoni effect,
1979 Jun, pg 188
Martial arts,
1980 Jly, pg 150
Material science,
1979 Feb, pg 158
1983 Jun, pg 146
1984 May, pg 148
1986 May, pg 124
1986 Aug, pg 116
Maxwell's spot,
1982 Apr, pg 150
Mayonnaise,
1979 Dec, pg 178
Mazes,
1986 Jun, pg 120
1986 Dec, pg 140
McCollough effect,
1986 Mar, pg 112
Melting of water,
1984 Apr, pg 150
Meringue,
1981 Jun, pg 194
Meteors,
1987 Mar, pg 122
Meter. radiation,
1979 Sep, pg 234
Microgravity experiments,
1986 Feb, pg 114
Microscopes, photography with,
1979 Jan, pg 152
Microwave radiation, heating by,
1987 Feb, pg 134
Migraine,
1981 Dec, pg 172
Mirror labyrinth,
1986 Jun, pg 120
Mirror, patterns on,
1981 Aug, pg 146
1982 Feb, pg 162
Mirrors, phase-conjugate,
1986 Apr, pg 118
Moire patterns,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1980 Apr, pg 172
1980 May, pg 176
Monolayers,
1983 Dec, pg 164
Motors,
1982 Mar, pg 142
Mud,
1982 Jan, pg 174
1986 Oct, pg 204
Munsterberg illusion,
1988 Nov, pg 138
.. N .... N .... N .... N .... N ..
Networks, theory of,
1986 Dec, pg 140
Nitinol-wire engines,
1986 May, pg 124
Non-Newtonian fluids,
1978 Nov, pg 186
1980 Feb, pg 158
1981 Apr, pg 176
1981 Jun, pg 194
1981 Sep, pg 216
1982 Jan, pg 174
1987 Oct, pg 170
.. O .... O .... O .... O .... O ..
Oil films,
1979 Jun, pg 188
Optical activity,
1986 Jan, pg 120
Optics,
1978 Aug, pg 140
1978 Sep, pg 232
1978 Oct, pg 179
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Jan, pg 152
1979 May, pg 172
1979 Jun, pg 188
1980 Jan, pg 150
1980 Jun, pg 174
1980 Aug, pg 158
1980 Oct, pg 204
1980 Dec, pg 230
1981 Jan, pg 164
1981 Jly, pg 176
1981 Aug, pg 146
1981 Nov, pg 192
1982 Jly, pg 146
1982 Nov, pg 194
1983 Jan, pg 130
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 Jun, pg 146
1983 Sep, pg 190
1984 Mar, pg 138
1984 Nov, pg 186
1984 Dec, pg 130
1985 Jun, pg 130
1985 Dec, pg 134
1986 Jan, pg 120
1986 Apr, pg 118
1986 Jun, pg 120
1986 Sep, pg 114
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 Jan, pg 120
1987 May, pg 122
1987 Aug, pg 104
1988 May, pg 114
1988 Jly, pg 116
1988 Aug, pg 100
1988 Sep, pg 132
1988 Dec, pg 112
Oscillations,
1979 Oct, pg 172
1983 Feb, pg 146
1984 Jly, pg 132
1985 Apr, pg 140
Oscillator, salt,
1978 Oct, pg 179
.. P .... P .... P .... P .... P ..
Paleontology,
1980 Mar, pg 184
Pencil point, fracture of,
1979 Feb, pg 158
Pendulums,
1985 Oct, pg 176
Perception,
See Vision.
Phosphenes,
1981 May, pg 174
1981 Dec, pg 172
Photography,
1979 Jan, pg 152
1979 Jun, pg 188
1981 Jly, pg 176
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Apr, pg 150
1982 Nov, pg 194
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 Jun, pg 146
1984 Jan, pg 138
1984 Nov, pg 186
1987 Dec, pg 138
Photomicrography,
1979 Jan, pg 152
Pinhole camera,
1981 Nov, pg 192
Pinspeck camera,
1981 Nov, pg 192
1982 Apr, pg 150
Poisson spot,
1984 Nov, pg 186
Polarimeter,
1986 Jan, pg 120
Polarized Light,
1979 Jan, pg 152
1980 Feb, pg 158
1980 Jun, pg 174
1980 Oct, pg 204
1980 Dec, pg 230
1983 Jun, pg 146
1985 Dec, pg 134
1986 Jan, pg 120
1986 Apr, pg 118
1988 May, pg 114
Pollution monitoring,
1981 Feb, pg 168
Pool shots,
1983 Jly, pg 124
Pools of water,
1987 Jan, pg 120
Potato cooker,
1984 Jun, pg 146
Powders,
1982 Jan, pg 174
1982 Sep, pg 206
1988 Apr, pg 114
Precession,
1979 Mar, pg 162
1981 Mar, pg 187
1982 Oct, pg 184
Precipitation patterns,
1985 Jan, pg 112
Primal sketch, visual,
1988 Nov, pg 138
Pseudoscope,
1986 Nov, pg 134
Pulfrich illusion,
1980 May, pg 176
1981 Jly, pg 176
Purkinje's perceptual arcs,
1984 Feb, pg 136
Purkinje's 'tree' (retinal circulation),
1982 Apr, pg 150
Puzzles,
1986 Dec, pg 140
1987 Jun, pg 122
1987 Sep, pg 108
.. Q .... Q .... Q .... Q .... Q ..
Quarter-wave plate,
1983 Jun, pg 146
.. R .... R .... R .... R .... R ..
Racquetball,
1984 Sep, pg 215
1985 Mar, pg 122
Radiation detector,
1979 Sep, pg 234
Radiation, thermal,
1983 Jan, pg 130
Radio waves,
1980 Sep, pg 232
1987 Dec, pg 138
Rain gauge,
1985 Jan, pg 112
Rainbows,
1978 Oct, pg 179
1980 Jun, pg 174
Rain fall patterns,
1985 Jan, pg 112
Random-dot arrays,
1980 Apr, pg 172
1980 May, pg 176
1980 Nov, pg 198
Rattlebacks,
1979 Oct, pg 172
Rayleigh instability,
1979 Aug, pg 188
1987 Sep, pg 108
Reflections,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1980 Aug, pg 158
1981 Jan, pg 164
1981 Jly, pg 176
1985 Jun, pg 130
1985 Dec, pg 134
1986 Jan, pg 120
1986 Apr, pg 118
1986 Jun, pg 120
1986 Sep, pg 114
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 Jan, pg 120
1988 Aug, pg 100
1988 Dec, pg 112
Refraction,
1979 May, pg 172
1980 Aug, pg 158
1981 Jan, pg 164
1982 Jly, pg 146
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 Jun, pg 146
1983 Sep, pg 190
1984 Mar, pg 138
1985 Dec, pg 134
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 Jan, pg 120
1987 May, pg 122
1988 Jly, pg 116
1988 Aug, pg 100
1988 Sep, pg 132
Resonance,
1982 May, pg 170
1982 Aug, pg 144
1982 Sep, pg 206
1983 Feb, pg 146
1984 Jly, pg 132
1984 Dec, pg 130
1985 Oct, pg 176
1987 Aug, pg 104
Retinex theory,
1979 Jun, pg 188
Retroreflectors,
1986 Apr, pg 118
Rhino-optical effect,
1987 May, pg 122
Rijke tube,
1983 Feb, pg 146
Roller coasters,
1983 Oct, pg 162
Ronchi filter,
1980 May, pg 176
1980 Aug, pg 158
Rotation,
1979 Feb, pg 158
1979 Mar, pg 162
1979 Apr, pg 180
1979 Oct, pg 172
1980 Jly, pg 150
1981 Mar, pg 182
1981 Oct, pg 226
1982 Jun, pg 146
1982 Oct, pg 184
1983 Jly, pg 124
1983 Oct, pg 162
1984 Aug, pg 122
1984 Sep, pg 215
1985 Mar, pg 122
1985 Jun, pg 130
1986 Feb, pg 114
1988 Mar, pg 110
Rubik's Magic puzzle,
1987 Sep, pg 108
Rutherford scattering,
1986 Feb, pg 114
.. S .... S .... S .... S .... S ..
St. Paul's Cathedral acoustics of,
1978 Oct, pg 179
Salt, effect on melting,
1984 Apr, pg 150
Salt fingers,
1986 Oct, pg 204
Salt oscillator,
1978 Oct, pg 179
Samara seeds,
1981 Oct, pg 226
Sand,
1982 Jan, pg 174
1982 Aug, pg 144
Sandcastles,
1982 Jan, pg 174
Sauce Bearnaise,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
Scattering of alpha particles,
1986 Feb, pg 114
Scratches, scatter from,
1988 Aug, pg 100
Secondary flow,
1986 Feb, pg 114
Seismic waves,
1979 Jly, pg 152
Seismograph,
1979 Jly, pg 152
1979 Nov, pg 192
Shadowgrams,
1980 Feb, pg 158
1988 Sep, pg 132
Shadows,
1979 May, pg 172
1980 Dec, pg 230
1987 Jan, pg 120
1988 Jly, pg 116
1988 Sep, pg 132
Shape-memory alloys,
1986 May, pg 124
Shimmy, optical,
1988 Sep, pg 132
Ship waves,
1988 Feb, pg 124
Shock front,
1988 Sep, pg 132
Shock waves,
1981 Apr, pg 176
1981 Sep, pg 216
1988 Feb, pg 124
Shore science,
1982 Aug, pg 144
Shower curtain, motion of,
1988 Jun, pg 116
Singing in the shower,
1982 May, pg 170
Smokestack. breaking of,
1979, Feb, pg 158
'Snow' on television screen,
1980 Apr, pg 172
1980 May, pg 176
1988 Jan, pg 96
Soap bubbles,
1987 Aug, pg 104
1987 Sep, pg 108
Soap film,
1978 Sep, pg 232
1979 Jun, pg 188
1987 Aug, pg 104
Soaring,
1985 Mar, pg 122
Sound,
Acoustics.
Sparking,
1982 Jly, pg 146
1987 Dec, pg 138
1988 Apr, pg 114
Spatial filtering,
1982 Nov, pg 194
Speckle,
1982 Feb, pg 162
Spectral analysis,
1980 Jan, pg 150
1982 Jly, pg 146
1984 Jan, pg 138
Spectrophotometer,
1980 Jan, pg 150
Spectroscopes,
1980 Jan, pg 150
Spider thread,
1987 Sep, pg 108
Sports science,
1979 Mar, pg 162
1979 Apr, pg 180
1980 Jly, pg 150
1983 Jly, pg 124
1984 Mar, pg 138
1984 Sep, pg 215
1985 Mar, pg 122
1985 Jly, pg 122
1988 Mar, pg 110
Stacking schemes,
1984 Aug, pg 122
1985 Jun, pg 130
Steel, structure of,
1984 May, pg 148
Stereograms,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1982 Apr, pg 150
Stereoscopic vision,
1979 Jun, pg 188
1980 Feb, pg 158
1980 May, pg 176
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 May, pg 122
Stress,
1983 Jun, pg 146
String figures,
1985, May, pg 138.
Stroboscopic effects,
1980 May, pg 176
1980 Nov, pg 198
1981 Apr, pg 176
1981 May, pg 174
1982 Oct, pg 184
1984 Feb, pg 136
1984 Dec, pg 130
Subjective figures,
1988 Jan, pg 96
Sugar glow,
1982 Jly, pg 146
Sugar water,
1982 Jly, pg 146
1986 Jan, pg 120
1986 Oct, pg 204
Sun glitter,
1985 Jun, pg 130
Sundial,
1980 Dec, pg 230
1981 May, pg 174
Sunlight, coherence of,
1982 Feb, pg 162
Sunsets,
1979 May, pg 172
Superballs,
1984 Sep, pg 215
1985 Mar, pg 122
1988 Oct, pg 140
Supercritical flow,
1981 Sep, pg 216
1984 Oct, pg 144
Supernumerary arcs,
1980 Jun, pg 174
Surface tension,
1978 Sep, pg 232
1979 Jun, pg 188
1979 Aug, pg 188
1982 Jan, pg 174
1983 Nov, pg 188
1983 Dec, pg 164
1984 Oct, pg 144
1985 Sep, pg 138
1987 Aug, pg 104
1987 Sep, pg 108
1987 Oct, pg 170
Surface waves,
1978 Oct, pg 179
.. T .... T .... T .... T .... T ..
Tape g]ow,
1982 Jly, pg 146
1987 Dec, pg 138
1988 Apr, pg 114
Tea circulation,
1986 Feb, pg 114
Teapot effect,
1984 Oct, pg 144
Telescope apparatus,
1979 Feb, pg 158
Television screen,
1980 Apr, pg 172
1980 May, pg 176
1980 Nov, pg 198
1984 Feb, pg 136
1988 Jan, pg 96
Thermodynamics,
1978 Jly, pg 152
1978 Aug, pg 140
1978 Oct, pg 179
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Jan, pg 152
1979 Nov, pg 192
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jan, pg 164
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Oct, pg 184
1982 Dec, pg 162
1983 Jan, pg 130
1983 Feb, pg 146
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
1984 Apr, pg 150
1984 Jun, pg 146
1985 Apr, pg 140
1985 Aug, pg 114
1986 May, pg 124
1986 Jly, pg 114
1986 Oct, pg 204
1987 Feb, pg 134
1987 Apr, pg 122
1988 May, pg 114
1988 Jun, pg 116
1988 Aug, pg 100
Tiling,
1987 Jun, pg 122
Tippe Top,
1979 Oct, pg 172
1981 Mar, pg 182
Topology,
1985 May, pg 138
1987 Jun, pg 122
Tops,
1979 Oct, pg 172
1981 Mar, pg 182
Toys,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Mar, pg 162
1979 Apr, pg 180
1979 Oct, pg 172
1981 Mar, pg 182
1985 Dec, pg 134
1986 Jan, pg 120
1986 Apr, pg 118
1988 Oct, pg 140
Traffic flow,
1983 Mar, pg 138
Tree. falling of,
1979 Nov, pg 192
Triboluminescence,
1982 Jly, pg 146
1987 Dec, pg 138
Trilobites,
1980 Mar, pg 184
Turbulence,
1984 Oct, pg 144
1986 Apr, pg 118
1987 Jly, pg 104
1988 Sep, pg 132
Tyndall figures,
1986 Jly, pg 114
.. V .... V .... V .... V .... V ..
Van der Waals force,
1979 Dec, pg 178
1981 Jun, pg 194
1982 Jan, pg 174
Velocity amplification,
1988 Oct, pg 140
Vibration,
1982 Sep, pg 206
Viscosity,
1978 Nov, pg 186
1981 Sep, pg 216
1983 Apr, pg 132
1983 May, pg 162
Vision,
1978 Aug, pg 140
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Jun, pg 188
1980 Feb, pg 158
1980 Apr, pg 172
1980 May, pg 176
1980 Nov, pg 198
1981 May, pg 174
1981 Jly, pg 176
1981 Dec, pg 172
1982 Feb, pg 162
1982 Apr, pg 150
1984 Feb, pg 136
1984 Mar, pg 138
1985 Feb, pg 122
1985 Mar, pg 122
1986 Mar, pg 112
1986 Sep, pg 114
1986 Nov, pg 134
1987 May, pg 122
1988 Jan, pg 96
1988 Nov, pg 138
Visual latency,
1980 May, pg 176
1981 Jly, pg 176
Voice,
1982 May, pg 170
Vortexes,
1978 Dec, pg 182
1979 Apr, pg 180
1988 Jly, pg 116
.. W .... W .... W .... W .... W ..
Wakes,
1988 Feb, pg 124
Water bells and sheets,
1979 Aug, pg 188
Water, cooling rate of,
1979 Jan, pg 152
1979 Oct, pg 172
1983 Apr, pg 132
Water insects,
1983 Nov, pg 188
1984 Feb, pg 136
Water, structure of,
1987 Feb, pg 134
Wave groups,
1983 Nov, pg 188
1984 Feb, pg 136
1988 Feb, pg 124
Waves,
1979 Aug, pg 188
1981 Apr, pg 176
1982 Aug, pg 144
1983 Nov, pg 188
1984 Feb, pg 136
1984 Dec, pg 130
1985 Jun, pg 130
1987 Jan, pg 120
1988 Feb, pg 124
Waves, chemical.
See Belousov reaction.
Weather patterns,
1985 Jan, pg 112
Whewell-Quetelet pattern,
1981 Aug, pg 146
Whispering gallery,
1978 Oct, pg 179
Wilberforce pendulum,
1985 Oct, pg 176
Wintergreen glow,
1982 Jly, pg 146
Wobbling,
1982 Oct, pg 184
.. Z .... Z .... Z .... Z .... Z ..

Z shot.
See Racquetball.
Zero-g experiments,
1986 Feb, pg 114
Zhabotinsky,
See Belousov reaction.

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Anemometer, Hot ball. Measuring the wind with hot metal.
Shawn Carlson
1995 Nov, pg 98
Art, Computer restoration of juvenile,
Ricardo Chiav'inglese
1995 Apr, pg 130
.. B .... B .... B .... B .... B ..
Balloon? Why are the first puffs the hardest when you blow up a,
1989 Dec, pg 136
Biodiversity in the Back Yard,
Henry S. Horn
1993 Jan, pg 150
.. C .... C .... C .... C .... C ..
Camera that catches the wind and captures the landscape, A remote-control;
1990 Oct, pg 126
Catastrophe optics, A drop of water becomes a gateway into the world of,
1989 Sep, pg 176
Cepheid Variables, Sighting,
George A. Carlson
1992 Nov, pg 128
Chaos At Home, How To Generate,
Douglas Smith
1992 Jan, pg 144
Circuits That Get Chaos In Sync,
Joseph Neff and Thomas L. Carroll
1993 Aug, pg 120
Colors seen in the sky offer lessons in optical scattering,
1989 Jan, pg 102
Computer restoration of juvenile art,
Ricardo Chiav'inglese
1995 Apr, pg 130
Computing bouts of the Prisoner's Delemma.
Alun L. Lloyd
1995 Jun, pg 110
.. E .... E .... E .... E .... E ..
Electronic Fireflies,
Wayne Garver and Frank Moss
1993 Dec, pg 128
.. F .... F .... F .... F .... F ..
Fluids, Making Into Solids With Magnets,
Daniel J. Klingenberg
1993 Oct, pg 112
Fruit Flies, Flight Testing,
Janet M. Strong-Gunderson
1993 Mar, pg 144
Fungus, Measuring Metabolism of:
Measuring the Metabolism of Small Organisms
Shawn Carlson
1995 Dec, pg 102
.. G .... G .... G .... G .... G ..
Genetically Altering Escherichia Coli,
John Iovine
1994 Jun, pg 108
.. H .... H .... H .... H .... H ..
Hele-Shaw cell and watch bubbles playing tag in a viscous fluid, How to build,
1989 Oct, pg 116
Holograms viewable in white light, How to stop worrying about vibration and make,
1989 May, pg 134
.. I .... I .... I .... I .... I ..
Infrared, Seeing,
Donald G. Mooney
1992 Mar, pg 112
Insects, Measuring Metabolism of:
Measuring the Metabolism of Small Organisms
Shawn Carlson
1995 Dec, pg 102
.. K .... K .... K .... K .... K ..
Kitchen As A Lab, The,
Nicholas Kurti and Herve This-Benckhard
1994 Apr, pg 120
.. L .... L .... L .... L .... L ..
Laser emits powerful burst of green and yellow light, A homemade copper chloride,
1990 Apr, pg 114
Light, Producing from a bubble of air,
Robert A. Hillier and Bradley P. Barber
1995 Feb, pg 96
.. M .... M .... M .... M .... M ..
Mapping To Preserve A Watershed,
Karen Jescavage-Bernard and Anders Crofoot
1993 May, pg 134
Measuring The Energy Drain On Your Car,
Marc Ross and John DeCicco
1994 Dec, pg 112
Measuring the Metabolism of Small Organisms
Shawn Carlson
1995 Dec, pg 102
Measuring the Wind with Hot Metal.
Shawn Carlson
1995 Nov, pg 98
Metabolism of Small Organisms, Measuring the
Shawn Carlson
1995 Dec, pg 102
Mirror, Making By Spinning A Liquid,
Mark Dragovan and Don Alvarez
1994 Feb, pg 116
Molds, Measuring Metabolism of:
Measuring the Metabolism of Small Organisms
Shawn Carlson
1995 Dec, pg 102
.. N .... N .... N .... N .... N ..
Neon tube, Colored segments of a grid can shed a diffuse glow like the light from a,
1989 Nov, pg 116
Neuron, Building An Electronic,
John Iovine
1994 Oct, pg 136
Neurons For Computers,
Drew van Camp
1992 Sep, pg 170
Noise, Detecting signals with,
Wayne Garver and Frank Moss
1995 Aug, pg 100
.. P .... P .... P .... P .... P ..
Painting in color without pigments,
1991 Nov, pg 136
Phonograph records have in common with windshield wipers?, What do,
1989 Jly, pg 106
Planck-mass accelerator in your solar system, How to build a,
1989 Apr, pg 112
Polymer sheet is stretched, it may "neck' long before it snaps, When a,
1990 Feb, pg 100
.. R .... R .... R .... R .... R ..
Rock climbing, or surviving the ultimate physics exam, The mechanics of,
1989 Jun, pg 118
.. S .... S .... S .... S .... S ..
Scanning Underwater Surfaces,
Kyle M. Becker
1994 Aug, pg 90
Seeds, Measuring Metabolism of:
Measuring the Metabolism of Small Organisms
Shawn Carlson
1995 Dec, pg 102
Signals, detecting with noise,
Wayne Garver and Frank Moss
1995 Aug, pg 100
Star, Watching The Death Of,
James B. Kaler
1992 May, pg 134
Stirling engine can be built with common materials, A backyard version of,
1990 Jan, pg 140
Sunspots and how to observe them safety,
1990 Jun, pg 130
Survival Of The Fittest Bits,
Rick L. Riolo
1992 Jly, pg 114
Swing going: a first lesson in the mechanics of rotation, How to get the playground,
1989 Mar, pg 106
.. T .... T .... T .... T .... T ..
Traffic, How to analyze shock waves that sweep through express way,
1989 Aug, pg 98
.. U .... U .... U .... U .... U ..
Ultraviolet radiation from the sun, How to monitor,
1990 Aug, pg 106
.. W .... W .... W .... W .... W ..
Wheels be locked or should the braking be controlled?, In an emergency stop, should a car's,
1989 Feb, pg 104




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