Book description
Raymond E. Barrett's Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory is a classic book that took on an audacious task: to show young readers in the 1960s how to build a complete working science lab for chemistry, biology, and physics--and how to perform experiments with those tools. The experiments in this book are fearless and bold by today's standards--any number of the experiments might never be mentioned in a modern book for young readers! Yet, many from previous generations fondly remember how we as a society used to embrace scientific learning. This new version of Barrett's book has been updated for today's world with extensive notes about modern safety practices, suggestions on where to find the parts you need, and tips for building upon Barrett's ideas with modern technology.
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Table of contents
- Foreword
- Getting Started
- Original Preface
- Original Introduction
- I. Chemistry
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1. General Laboratory Equipment
- Science Laboratory Workbench
- Gravity Wash Bottle
- Light Bulb Chemistry Flask
- Cutting Glass Tubing
- Bending Glass Tubing
- Graduated Cylinder and Chemistry Flask
- Alcohol Burner
- Broad Flame Alcohol Burner
- Pipette
- Mouth Pipette
- Blowtorch Type of Alcohol Burner
- Large Pipette-Glass Blowing
- Burette Clamp and Test Tube Holder
- Mason Jar Chemistry Flask
- Funnel
- String Filter
- Plant Pot Filter
- Tripod and Adjustable Rings
- Support Stand
- Ring Support for Support Stand and Test Tube Holder
- Bottle Etcher
- Glass Cutter
- Bottle Cutter
- Salt Water Rheostat
- Carbon Arc Furnace
- Adjustable Glass Bottle Etcher
- Test Tubes
- Test Tube Racks
- Retort and Liebig Condenser
- Distillation Condenser
- Clothes Hanger Chemistry Stands—Filter Paper
- Graduated Beaker
- Stirring Rod
- Petri Dish
- Measuring Spoon
- Acid Bottle
- Wash Bottle
- Asbestos Board
- Drilling Glass
- Litmus Paper
- Sensitive Gram Scale
- Metric Weights
- Soda Straw Chemical Balance
- Bridge for Pneumatic Trough
- Thistle Tube
- Hydrogen Generator
- Oxygen Generator
- Chemical Source of Hydrogen
- Safety Gas Generator
- X Connector
- T Tube
- Adjustable Clamp
- Crystal Coal Garden
- Growing Crystal Candy
- Growing Gem Crystals
- Recipes for Growing Crystals
- Polarimeter
- Hydrometer
- Cartesian Diver
- Problems to Investigate in the Study of Chemistry
- II. Physics
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2. Astronomy and Light
- Star Chart
- Refracting Telescope
- Spectroscope
- Astrolabe
- Dip Circle Meter
- Universal Sundial
- Planetarium Model of the Solar System
- Umbrella Planetarium
- Planetarium Projector
- Foucault Pendulum
- Sunspot Viewer
- Moon Range Finder
- Water Faucet Vacuum Pump
- Vacuum Jar Pressure Gauge
- Vacuum Pump
- Vacuum Jar—Bell Jar
- Solar Furnace
- Solar Distillation Apparatus
- Constellarium
- Problems to Investigate in the Study of Astronomy and Light
- 3. Atomic Energy
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4. Electricity and Magnetism
- Making a Magnet (or Recharging a Magnet)
- Magnetometer
- Needle Compass
- Watch Spring Compass
- Columbus Compass
- Iron Filings
- Electroscope
- Pith Ball Electroscope
- Electronic Electroscope
- Electrophorus
- Leyden Jar
- Solenoid
- Lemon Battery
- Blotting Paper Battery
- Electric Cell
- Galvanoscope
- Storage Battery
- Mercury Switch
- Safety Pin Switch
- Rheostat
- Push Button
- Pencil Rheostat
- Current Reverser
- Conductivity Tester
- AC or DC Power Supply
- Variable Load
- Lamp Bank Rectifier and Battery Charger
- Carbon Rods—Carbon Electrodes
- Electrolysis Tank
- Test Tube Electric Motor
- Bolt and Nut Motor
- Doorbell
- Electric Buzzer
- Telegraph Key
- Telegraph Sounder
- Telegraph Solenoid Sounder
- International Code
- Current Flow Indicator
- Analog Computer
- Digital Computer
- Problems to Investigate in the Study of Electricity and Magnetism
- 5. Force, Measurement, and Motion
- 6. Geology
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7. Meteorology (Weather)
- Anemometer
- Rain Gauge
- Wind Vane
- Nephoscope
- Beaufort Wind Scale
- Wind Chill Table
- Balloon Barometer
- Aneroid Barometer
- Hair Hygrometer
- Wet- and Dry-bulb Hygrometer
- What Determines Weather
- Mercury Barometer
- Chemical Weather Glass
- Air Current Detector
- Air Thermometer
- Cloud Jar
- Air Barometer
- Convection Current Box
- Sunshine Recorder
- Radiometer
- Weather Balloon
- Problems to Investigate in the Study of Meteorology (Weather)
- III. Biology
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8. General Biology Equipment
- Light Source for a Microscope
- Water Drop Magnifying Glass
- Eyedropper
- Low-Power Microscope
- Leeuwenhoek-type Microscope
- Bacteria Garden
- Micrograph
- Polarized Light Filters
- Microbiology Cultures
- Growing Brine Shrimp
- Microscope Slide Making
- Microtome
- Precision Microtome
- Animal Maze
- Insect Net
- Killing Jar
- Insect Mounting Box
- Quick Freeze Chamber
- Chest Cavity
- Metabolism Chamber
- Aquarium
- Terrarium
- Dissecting Needle
- Dissecting Pins
- Dissecting Knife
- Animal Cage
- Problems to Investigate in the Study of Biology
- IV. Appendix
- A. Sourcing Chemicals and Materials
- B. Weights and Measures
- C. Temperature Conversion Table
- D. Table of the Elements
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E. Extended Notes
- Note 1. Working with Animals
- Note 2. Safety: Working with Glass
- Note 3. Safety: Working with Open Flames
- Note 4. Safety: Working with Hot Glass
- Note 5. Baby Bottles
- Note 6. About Alcohols
- Note 7. Ditto Fluid
- Note 8. Tin Cans
- Note 9. Mason Jars
- Note 10. Safety: Exposed Wiring
- Note 11. An Alternative Load for the Carbon Arc
- Note 12. Flashlight Batteries
- Note 13. Safety: Sungazing and Carbon Arcs
- Note 14. Safety: Dry Ice
- Note 15. Coin Weights
- Note 16. Acids and the Corner Drugstore
- Note 17. Safety: Working with Chemicals
- Note 18. Mercurochrome
- Note 19. Density Versus Specific Gravity
- Note 20. Mothballs
- Note 21. Carbon Tetrachloride
- Note 22. Star Charts (Planispheres)
- Note 23. Planet Charts
- Note 24. Lenses
- Note 25. Diffraction Gratings
- Note 26. Mercury for a Pressure Gauge
- Note 27. A Telescope to Use
- Note 28. Radioactive Sources
- Note 29. Diffusion Cloud Chamber
- Note 30. The No. 6 Dry Cell
- Note 31. Electronic Electroscopes
- Note 32. Building a “Mercury” Switch
- Note 33. A Transformer Versus a Load
- Note 34. A Filament Transformer
- Note 35. A Modern Bridge Rectifier
- Note 36. Current Flow Indicator
- Note 37. The Digital Computer
- Note 38. Centrifugal Force?
- Note 39. Parts for the Motorized Stroboscope
- Note 40. Phonograph Stop Clock
- Note 41. Soldering to a Tin Can
- Note 42. Water Barometers
- Note 43. The Chemical Weather Glass
- Note 44. Tethered Weather Balloon
- Note 45. On Dissections
- Index
Product information
- Title: Make: The Annotated Build-It-Yourself Science Laboratory
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2015
- Publisher(s): Make: Community
- ISBN: 9781457186899
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