Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 65 — page 155: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION up of artificial satellites and the building of Moon stations. A really excellent book, though a little expensive, perhaps. From Arco (10 Fitzroy Street, W.1) at 18s. CONSTRUCTING AN | ASTRONOMICAL TELE- SCOPE, by G. Matthewson, will obviously commend itself to all those readers who like to—or would like to—build themselves a telescope at little cost. Mr. Matthewson is an acknowledged expert in such matters and his book is severely practical. Anyone buying it could hardly go wrong when following the lucid instructions. What more can we say? Buy it. From Blackie (16 William IV Street, W.C.2) at 7s. 6d. For those with more technical and mathematical leanings, ROCKETS AND GUIDED MISSILES, by J. Humphries, ought to fit the bill, though it would be extremely hard going for a complete layman. Motors, propellants (solid and liquid) and components are discussed 154 in the first part of the book. In the second part is a very full treatment of the applica- tions of these things to air- craft and missiles, with a tailpiece on space flight. Very good. From Ernest Benn (Bouverie House, Fleet Street, E.C.4) at 30s. NEW BIOLOGY No. 19 contains the usual happy quota of well-written, down- to-earth articles for the in- telligent layman. This issue has pieces on flagella, the importance of being cross- bred, some alternatives to sex, euglena, animal mito- chondria, and one or two other interesting articles. From Penguin Books (Harmonds- worth, Middlesex) at 2s. 6d. Once more the AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER DIARY is here, with all its customary hints, tips and technical in- formation for camera-people —covering exposure and development times for most materials, data on various production methods, details of lens apertures, focal lengths and so on. A mine of practical comicbooks.con