Philosophy
Crystals and Crystal Growing
by
Alan Holden and Phylis Morrison
ISBN: 0262580500
There are other crystal growing books and Internet references and there are even crystal growing kits. Just Google.
Nature's contribution...
- That Time Of Year..."snowflake" Talk
We had our first snowfall early in the dark this morning...just a trace. So now we take up snowflakes again. "Snowflake science" December 6th, 2011 R&D We've all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)...
- "materials Science In Ancient Rome"
Rather interesting, especially the "colloidal crystals". Two books, the “De Architectura” by Vitruvius and the “Naturalis Historia” by Pliny the Elder, give us a portrait of the Materials Science, that is, the knowledge of materials, in Rome...
- Nonphysics Of Snowflakes
Mr. Humbug here. From the offices of Grinch Inc. comes the story about the nonphysics of commercial representations of snowflakes. "Christmas card snowflakes 'corrupt nature' by defying laws of physics" Professor rails against depictions of 'unnatural'...
- "crystal Radio Set" Poll
Have you ever tripped the electromagnetic spectrum...used a crystal radio set? Yes...1 No...2 Quite surprised. Crystal radios are cool, inexpensive, and easy to construct. There is still time to enjoy them. Crystal radio sets ...
- "tales Of Tomorrow"...h. G. Wells' "the Crystal Egg"
Another Halloween treat... After a customer is overly eager to buy a crystal egg, an antique shop owner does the only logical thing: takes it to the chairman of Cambridge's physics department [Thomas Mitchell] who discovers the egg's secret....
Philosophy
Crystals
Crystals and Crystal Growing by
Alan Holden and Phylis Morrison
ISBN: 0262580500
There are other crystal growing books and Internet references and there are even crystal growing kits. Just Google.
Nature's contribution...
- That Time Of Year..."snowflake" Talk
We had our first snowfall early in the dark this morning...just a trace. So now we take up snowflakes again. "Snowflake science" December 6th, 2011 R&D We've all heard that no two snowflakes are alike. California Institute of Technology (Caltech)...
- "materials Science In Ancient Rome"
Rather interesting, especially the "colloidal crystals". Two books, the “De Architectura” by Vitruvius and the “Naturalis Historia” by Pliny the Elder, give us a portrait of the Materials Science, that is, the knowledge of materials, in Rome...
- Nonphysics Of Snowflakes
Mr. Humbug here. From the offices of Grinch Inc. comes the story about the nonphysics of commercial representations of snowflakes. "Christmas card snowflakes 'corrupt nature' by defying laws of physics" Professor rails against depictions of 'unnatural'...
- "crystal Radio Set" Poll
Have you ever tripped the electromagnetic spectrum...used a crystal radio set? Yes...1 No...2 Quite surprised. Crystal radios are cool, inexpensive, and easy to construct. There is still time to enjoy them. Crystal radio sets ...
- "tales Of Tomorrow"...h. G. Wells' "the Crystal Egg"
Another Halloween treat... After a customer is overly eager to buy a crystal egg, an antique shop owner does the only logical thing: takes it to the chairman of Cambridge's physics department [Thomas Mitchell] who discovers the egg's secret....