scientific apparatus and instruments

Traces the history of various scientific instruments and forms of measurement, from systems of weights and measures to high-tech instruments for measurement, navigation and cartography, and more.

Provides an overview of science tools and safety. Covers tools for observing and measuring and addresses safety tips for at home and at school. Includes a review of the scientific method and presents hands-on experiments.

Describes the tools which scientists use in observations and experiments.

Introduces different scientific tools and how they are used including observation tools, measuring tools, and tools for collecting and recording information.

Explores the forces for change that brought the human and natural sciences together and gave them shape, presenting examples to support the author's contention that science and art comprise a range of perennially familiar practices in two largely distinct, but occasionally overlapping spheres.

Describes the function of scientific equipment used in the fields of physics, meteorology, biology, and earth science and provides instructions for constructing these instruments.

Describes the usefulness of robots in medicine and scientific research and discusses examples, including robotic nurses, robotic surgery, and artificial intelligence research, as well as robot development and programming.

Introduces young readers to various tools used in science, including microscopes, magnifying glasses, and rulers.

Discusses how the attempted assassination of James A. Garfield just four months after he was elected president impacted the nation and affected the remainder of his presidency.

Suggestions for games, crafts, and scientific equipment that can be made from recycled materials.