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Science Past from the issue of August 11, 1962

ONE-WAY SPACE MISSION TO THE MOON POSSIBLE — The feasibility, from a technical standpoint, of sending a man on a one-way mission to the moon without the propulsion to bring him back to earth was explored by two Bell Aerosystems Company scientists. John M. Cord, project engineer in Aerospace Preliminary Design, and Leonard M. Seale, […]

The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science: The Very Best Backyard Science Experiments You Can Do Yourself by Neil A. Downie

A scientist updates the home-experiment genre with original projects chosen because they are both interesting and “spectacular,” including hovercraft and electric sundials. Princeton Univ., 2012, 546 p., $29.95, ages 8 and up

It’s Raining Fish and Spiders by Bill Evans

An Emmy-winning meteorologist explains weather mysteries through experiments, stories and real-world weather data.