LEADER 04261nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910958317003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613589576 010 $a9781280494345 010 $a1280494344 010 $a9781400841738 010 $a1400841739 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400841738 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161769 035 $a(EBL)878319 035 $a(OCoLC)782923573 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000623555 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11926401 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000623555 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10657062 035 $a(PQKB)10561921 035 $a(DE-B1597)453799 035 $a(OCoLC)979755143 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400841738 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL878319 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10546014 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358957 035 $z(PPN)199248400 035 $a(PPN)187959056 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88838032 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC878319 035 $a(Perlego)735454 035 $a(FRCYB88838032)88838032 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161769 100 $a20120113d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurunu||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe ultimate book of Saturday science $ethe very best backyard science experiments you can do yourself /$fNeil A. Downie 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (561 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780691149660 311 08$a0691149666 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tPREFACE -- $tACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- $tSIMPLE BUT SUBTLE . . . SIMPLE BUT NOT ALWAYS EASY TO EXPLAIN -- $tSURPRISINGLY SUBTLE . . . SURPRISES GALORE IN THIS MAVERICK COLLECTION -- $tSIMPLE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE . . . FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD UNCOVERED IN ELEGANTLY SIMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS -- $tCLOXOTICA- EXOTIC CLOCKS AND OSCILLATORS: A CORNUCOPIA OF UNUSUAL CLOCKS -- $tGEEKONICS-SIMPLER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT, AND NOT JUST FOR GEEKS -- $tMAD, BAD, AND DANGEROUS-PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAZARDS, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED -- $tGREAT STUFF-BIGGER PROJECTS THAT NEED SPACE AND LARGER PARTS -- $tTIPS AND TRICKS -- $tOLD-FASHIONED UNITS -- $tBIBLIOGRAPHY -- $tINDEX 330 $aThe Ultimate Book of Saturday Science is Neil Downie's biggest and most astounding compendium yet of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It may be the only book that encourages hands-on science learning through the use of high-velocity, air-driven carrots. Downie, the undisputed maestro of Saturday science, here reveals important principles in physics, engineering, and chemistry through such marvels as the Helevator--a contraption that's half helicopter, half elevator--and the Rocket Railroad, which pumps propellant up from its own track. The Riddle of the Sands demonstrates why some granular materials form steep cones when poured while others collapse in an avalanche. The Sunbeam Exploder creates a combustible delivery system out of sunlight, while the Red Hot Memory experiment shows you how to store data as heat. Want to learn to tell time using a knife and some butter? There's a whole section devoted to exotic clocks and oscillators that teaches you how. The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science features more than seventy fun and astonishing experiments that range in difficulty from simple to more challenging. All of them are original, and all are guaranteed to work. Downie provides instructions for each one and explains the underlying science, and also presents experimental variations that readers will want to try. 606 $aScience$xExperiments 606 $aEngineering$xExperiments 615 0$aScience$xExperiments. 615 0$aEngineering$xExperiments. 676 $a500.2078 686 $aSCI028000$aSCI055000$aTEC000000$aSCI013000$2bisacsh 700 $aDownie$b N. A$g(Neil A.)$01127715 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958317003321 996 $aThe ultimate book of Saturday science$94342050 997 $aUNINA