Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 65 — page 154: what you’re looking at

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NON-FICTION SCIENCE MAGIC, by Kenneth M. Swezey, is the kind of book that should be of tremendous interest to most of our readers, for it contains directions and photo- graphs for doing about a hundred and thirty fascinating scientific “‘tricks.’’ Each little experiment illustrates some principle of science, so at the same time as having some fun, the reader will get his educa- tion furthered a good deal. The only slightly unfortunate thing about the book is that it is a reprint of an American original, and, therefore, men- tions a few accessories that are not available in this country. However, the really sensible reader will soon be able to find suitable sub- stitutes. The experiments cover an extremely wide range of scientific topics, and many of them are highly applicable to party amusements—hence the title. We thoroughly recom- mend it. From Nicholas Kaye (194 Bishopsgate, E.C.2) at I5s. Martin Caidin, author of Worlds in Space, recently reviewed here, has another excellent book out—ROCK- ETS BEYOND THE EARTH. It covers the early develop- ment of rockets and _ then goes into a detailed account of present-day and future plans for space travel. One of its most interesting features is- the description of Russian rocket work, little known elsewhere. There is full tech- nical information—written in simple style—about the setting 153 conmmicloooks.comnn