TY  - BOOK
AU  - Downie,Neil A.
TI  - The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best Backyard Science Experiments You Can Do Yourself 
SN  - 9781400841738
U1  - 500.2078 23/eng/20230216
PY  - 2012///]
CY  - Princeton, NJ
PB  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Science
KW  - Experiments
KW  - SCIENCE / Experiments & Projects
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Adhesive
KW  - Aluminium
KW  - Amplitude
KW  - Atmospheric pressure
KW  - Axle
KW  - Calculation
KW  - Capacitor
KW  - Carbon dioxide
KW  - Clock
KW  - Compressed air
KW  - Conductivity (electrolytic)
KW  - Conical pendulum
KW  - Copper wire and cable
KW  - Cryogenics
KW  - Diode
KW  - Duct tape
KW  - Electric current
KW  - Electric motor
KW  - Electrical resistivity and conductivity
KW  - Electricity
KW  - Electrode
KW  - Fireworks
KW  - Focal length
KW  - Friction
KW  - Hair dryer
KW  - High pressure
KW  - Hot-melt adhesive
KW  - Hovercraft
KW  - Insulator (electricity)
KW  - Kinetic energy
KW  - Melting point
KW  - Melting
KW  - Mixture
KW  - Molecule
KW  - Multimeter
KW  - Nichrome
KW  - Nozzle
KW  - Optical fiber
KW  - Oscilloscope
KW  - Oxide
KW  - Pendulum clock
KW  - Pendulum
KW  - Photodiode
KW  - Plastic
KW  - Polymer
KW  - Power supply
KW  - Pressure measurement
KW  - Princeton University Press
KW  - Projectile
KW  - Propeller
KW  - Propulsion
KW  - Pulley
KW  - Quantity
KW  - Relay
KW  - Resistor
KW  - Room temperature
KW  - Sand
KW  - Solution
KW  - Spacecraft
KW  - Square root
KW  - Surface tension
KW  - Technology
KW  - Temperature
KW  - Thermistor
KW  - Transistor
KW  - Transmitter
KW  - Turbine blade
KW  - Vibration
KW  - Viscosity
KW  - Washer (hardware)
N1  - Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; PREFACE --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; SIMPLE BUT SUBTLE . . . SIMPLE BUT NOT ALWAYS EASY TO EXPLAIN --; SURPRISINGLY SUBTLE . . . SURPRISES GALORE IN THIS MAVERICK COLLECTION --; SIMPLE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE . . . FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD UNCOVERED IN ELEGANTLY SIMPLE DEMONSTRATIONS --; CLOXOTICA— EXOTIC CLOCKS AND OSCILLATORS: A CORNUCOPIA OF UNUSUAL CLOCKS --; GEEKONICS—SIMPLER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT, AND NOT JUST FOR GEEKS --; MAD, BAD, AND DANGEROUS—PROJECTS THAT HAVE HAZARDS, ALTHOUGH THEY CAN BE MINIMIZED --; GREAT STUFF—BIGGER PROJECTS THAT NEED SPACE AND LARGER PARTS --; TIPS AND TRICKS --; OLD-FASHIONED UNITS --; BIBLIOGRAPHY --; INDEX; restricted access
N2  - The best backyard experiments for hands-on science learningThe 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400841738
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400841738
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781400841738/original
ER  -