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Goodall’s work studying and working to protect chimpanzees
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Goodall’s work studying and working to protect chimpanzees
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Investigate Jane Goodall’s pioneering field research
ISBN 9781585445677 Jane Goodall: The Woman Who Redefined
The Biodiversity Crisis: Losing What Counts is part of the museum’s essay book series, designed to give teachers, students, and general readers insight into complex science topics.
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You can’t see the Sun’s ultraviolet rays with your eyes—you just see their results on your freckled, tanned, or sunburned skin. Build a bracelet that immediately detects these invisible rays.
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When it comes to observing stars, our eyes have their limitations. Take a look at how astronomers combat these limits and accurately measure the distances between celestial bodies.
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For most of human history, recording a star meant describing it with words or drawing a picture. The 19th-century invention of photography changed that—only to be revolutionized by digital imaging.
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While refracting and reflecting telescopes use different means of collecting light, the same principle applies to both—the bigger the aperture, the more light collected.
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All the color photos of astronomical phenomena that we see in magazines and books begin as three separate images—one red, one green, and one blue. Explore how CCD cameras and their color filters work.
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It probably comes as no surprise that telescopes do a better job of collecting light and observing outer space than your eyes. But do you know why? (Hint: the answer is NOT magnification!)
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