Compiled by Shawn Carlson. Edited and designed by Sheldon Greaves, with additional artwork
by Brian Mansfield.

Visit the E-Bulletin Archive Visit the SAS Page Recent Features: How to design experiments Setting Up a Home Laboratory Photographing a Solar Eclipse Building a Bat House A Comic Book Guide to Black Holes How to Use a Microscope Simple Vacuum Systems Electronic Circuit Troubleshooting Collecting and Preserving Algae How to Raise Tadpoles And much, much more...

A Weekly Electronic Publication for Citizen Scientists The Amateur Scientists' E-Bulletin is an electronic resource for hands-on science. Every week, this bulletin brings valuable how-to information to citizen scientists all over the world. Members of the Society for Amateur Scientists receive weekly e-mail notices of the E-Bulletin's publication, and have access to the special products and prices featured in the E-Bulletin. The E-Bulletin also features regular columns, book reviews, notices of opportunities for amateur scientists, and a lively member feedback section. All back issues are available in a publically available archive, along with a growing body of reference materials to make the E-Bulletin the best information source on the web for citizen scientists. The archive is completely searchable thanks to a Google search engine.   Lots of great how-to articles by some of the best minds in the citizen scientist community. Learn how to set up experiments, make discoveries, ask questions, learn basic lab and field study techniques from taking field notes to drawing a vacuum. Find and discuss your next science project. Find new sources of equipment, materials, and expert help.   The Amateur Scientists' E-Bulletin features a number of columnists who contribute their ideas and expertise for science enthusiasts of every level: Mind of a Theorist by George Hrabovsky The essential thinking behind important concepts of math and physics. Adventures in Discovery by Arthur Winfree Explaining the process of scientific observation, analysis, and discovery. Chemistry Corner by Norman Stanley Doing sophisticated chemistry on a shoestring Electronics for the Amateur Scientist by Paul Dito Building and understanding the electronic devices that every amateur scientist needs. Lab Notes Explaining basic laboratory and field techniques Scienct 'Toons by Brian Mansfield Every week, a cartoonists' eye view of science.   Don't wait. Join the Society for Amateur Scientists today and start receiving The Amateur Scientists' E-Bullitin every week!   Published weekly by: Society for Amateur Scientists 5600 Post Rd. Suite 114-341 East Greenwich, RI 02818 401-823-7800     Copyright 2000, 2001, 2002 by the Society for Amateur Scientists, all rights reserved.