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101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius | 
 enlarge | Author: Dave Prochnow
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 300
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0071485481
Dewey Decimal Number: 629.4078
EAN: 9780071485487
Publication Date: April 20, 2007
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Product Description
BLAST OFF TO THE FINAL FRONTIER WITH 101 OUT-OF-THIS-WORLD PROJECTS YOU CAN EASILY BUILD YOURSELF! The sky is not the limit! If you yearn to touch the stars, 101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius has everything you need to explore the universe from the comfort of your own home. Whether you're a beginner stargazer or a more experienced astronomer, you'll find an outstanding project to satisfy you, from model rockets and celestial maps to space robots, GPS systems, and much, much more. Full of easy-to-follow plans and clear schematics for each project, as well as lists of materials and tools so you know exactly what's involved before you begin, 101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius 400 dazzling illustrations that let you build each of the 101 amazing how-to projects visually First-hand experiences and case studies to help you make the most out of each project Frustration-factor removal-needed parts are listed, along with sources 101 Outer Space Projects for the Evil Genius provides you with all the plans, instructions, parts lists, and sources you need to: - Use GPS systems
- Experiment with model rockets
- Navigate your way through the universe using your computer
- Build your own telescope, radio telescope, and planetarium
- Read celestial maps of heavenly bodies
- Create a Mars rover to explore your home
- Design your own International Space Station
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Evil yes, Genius no October 27, 2007
G. Quinn (Atlantic City, NJ USA)
32 out of 34 found this review helpful
This is an astonishingly horrible waste of paper. I love astronomy and I like some of the similar "Evil Genius" series. I appreciate the fact that this book was apparently written for the absolute beginner in mind. But it is dreadful. A typical "project" involves buying an expensive piece of equipment, and then simply being told to use it. (Eg Project 10.) Project 15, supposedly telling the reader how to launch a CCD camera on a model rocket, never even mentions how to install or activate the camera! Other "projects" simply restate the assembly instructions for a specific telescope or other piece of gear which already comes with instructions. Project 27 says, "Use a shortwave radio." Uh huh, for what, and what does it have to do with astronomy? Other projects show a few equations scribbled by hand, with the expectation the reader will figure out how to use them (and can read the poor handwriting.) I could almost think the whole book is a joke, it is so pathetic. This should be taken off the shelves.
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