Hello all,
A school holiday has hit the store with a (benevolent) vengeance. So this is going to be a fairly short entry. We’re just going to announce that we now have 4 new Giant Microbes added to our popular Giant Microbes line:
First up is Toxoplasmosis:, that danger from the cat box!
Next is Gangrene. Which is […]
We don’t carry a whole lot of DVDs here at Spectrum Scientifics. But when we saw Atlas of the Sky we just could not resist. The Atlas of the Sky isn’t really an Atlas in the traditional sense. It is a DVD containing over 2.5 hours of wonderful footage in 14 different movies. The DVD […]
On or about October 2nd, 1608, Hans Lipperhey, a spectacle maker living in the Netherlands, announced his new invention: The telescope. Legends have abounded as to how it was developed: Hans was trying to inspect one lens with another, children were playing with his lenses and discovered the effect. In any case, Hans had developed […]
Its a bit unfair, most science toys are aimed squarely at children aged 6+, if not even older. But what are the younger kids to do? Well, fear not,for there are some options for your Pre-Kindergarden scientist.
Spin Bank: An excellent gift for children 3+. Kids drop coins into the bank and when they land on […]
We recently added the Galaxy Wand Laser Pointer and the Mini Laser Star Projector to our inventory! These are really cool laser pointers that have diffraction patterns on their tips. That makes a cool pattern of stars, but then when you turn the tip it causes the stars to move in a Kaleidoscope patterns! Words […]
We’ve received more than a couple of requests for buying guides to help our customers choose products for friends and family members. While it would be nice to have such guides directly on our store’s website, we prefer the clean look of our home page and do not wish to clutter it up with too […]
Today is the day that the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Europe is activated. Its construction will lead to observation of theorized particles and much more. Even Google is celebrating!
You might have been exposed to some of the more nutty elements out there telling you that the collider’s activation will result in the end of […]
Because NASA now has a Website with their decades of space images online!. This is a well designed website with lots of online cropping and viewing tools. All the images are printer quality. A great resources and one that is long overdue!
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Here’s hoping that Tropical Storm Hanna has made its way out of our area by Sunday, Sept. 7th because there is a great opportunity to see a double transit as the Galilean Moons cross in front of Jupiter. This is a great opportunity for urban astronomers as Jupiter is barely affected by light pollution.
Both the […]
Over at the blameitonthevoices blog there is an excellent animated gif showing the sizes of the Planets and Stars.
Side effects may include: Making you feel really tiny.
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