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THE AMATEUR SCIENTIST Two incredible CDs with over 1000 classic projects from the pages of Scientific American, covering every field of science... Arguably THE most IMPORTANT collection of scientific projects ever put together! This is version 2, Science Fair Edition from the pages of Scientific American. As well as specific project material, the CDs contain hints and tips by experienced amateur scientists, details on building science apparatus, a large database of chemicals and so much more. “A must for every science student, science teacher, science lab . . . or simply for those with an enquiring mind . . .” ONLY 49 $ 00 PLUS $7 Pack and Post within Australia (Overseas orders: please refer to Page 91 of this issue) Just a tiny selection of the incredible range of projects: ! Build a seismograph to study earthquakes ! Make soap bubbles that last for months ! Monitor the health of local streams ! Preserve biological specimens ! Build a carbon dioxide laser ! Grow bacteria cultures safely at home ! Build a ripple tank to study wave phenomena ! Discover how plants grow in low gravity ! Do strange experiments with sound ! Use a hot wire to study the crystal structure of steel ! Extract and purify DNA in your kitchen !Create a laser hologram ! Study variable stars like a pro ! Investigate vortexes in water ! Cultivate slime moulds ! Study the flight efficiency of soaring birds ! How to make an Electret ! Construct fluid lenses ! Raise butterflies as experimental animals ! Study the physics of spinning tops ! Build an apparatus for studying chaotic systems ! Detect metals in air, liquids, or solids ! Photograph an ant's brain and nervous system ! Use magnets to make fluids into solids ! Measure the metabolism of an insect . . . ! and many, many more (a thousand more, in fact!) See the review in SILICON CHIP, October 2004. . . or read on line at www.siliconchip.com.au HERE’S HOW TO ORDER YOUR COPY: BY MAIL:# BY INTERNET:^ BY PHONE:* (02) 9979 5644 9-4 Mon-Fri BY FAX:# (02) 9979 6503 24 Hours 7 Days <at> BY EMAIL:# silchip<at>siliconchip.com.au 24 Hours 7 Days PO Box 139, Collaroy NSW 2097 * Please have your credit card handy! # Don’t forget to include your name, address, phone no and credit card details. siliconchip.com.au 24 Hours 7 Days ^ You will be prompted for required information There’s also a handy order form on page 91 of this issue (SILICON CHIP Bookshop pages). Exclusive in SILICON Australia to: CHIP www.siliconchip.com.au 114  Silicon Chip siliconchip.com.au