Neil Ardley

Text and pictures introduce musical instruments from early times to the present--from pipes and flutes to electronic synthesizers.

Describes various types of bridges and how they are built and maintained.

Includes information on instruments, opera, ballet, popular and classical music, and music history and mechanics.

Simple experiments illustrate mechanical principles.

Gives instructions for a variety of simple experiments that explain how the body's five senses operate.

Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of electricity.

Describes the construction and operation of an oil rig and the search for and discovery of petroleum.

Simple experiments demonstrate basic principles of sound and music.

Includes projects for constructing simple measuring instruments, instructions on the use of metric units, and activities for making measurements.