



Our Physical World
Products to stimulate the scientist in each of us
Armchair
World's Grating Spectroscope Kit
- Make your own spectroscope! What is a spectroscope you ask? It's
an optical device that breaks light into a spectrum. Spectroscopes have many
uses: scientists use spectroscopes to study the chemical composition of stars,
metallurgists use spectroscopes to determine the composition of mineral
specimens, and chemists use spectroscopes to determine the constituents of
chemical compounds. Our spectroscope kit is made of thick, silver-colored cover
stock and comes with a pre-cut slit and a pre-mounted diffraction grating
embossed with 23,000 lines per inch. To assemble the spectroscope, simply cut it
out, fold it up, glue it together and you're ready to observe the visible
spectrum. With the Armchair World Spectroscope you can view continuous, bright
line and absorption spectra including Fraunhofer lines in the solar spectrum.
The Kit comes with an instruction sheet detailing several simple investigations
you can make using light sources in your environment. Educational, useful and a
great stimulus for expanding your knowledge of the world.
We are manufacturers of the Grating Spectroscope Kit. If you
are a museum store or school, contact Armchair World at
products@armchair.com for quantity
prices.
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Product Code: S-110
$5.25 ea
- How to Order
Posi-Dry(tm)
Printing Out Paper
- Bring out the artist and the scientist in you. Posi-Dry
enables you to print dark blue silhouette images of transparent, translucent or
opaque objects on a white background. Posi-Dry is a unique dry process system.
Simply lay your objects on the Posi-Dry light sensitive paper and
expose to sunlight or a light bulb until the yellow paper turns white; then
iron the paper for about five seconds; this turns the yellow image into a dark
blue permanent image. In the 1920's and 1930's, photographic artists used
photo darkroom techniques to make Photograms. Now, you can do it without
a darkroom and chemicals. The Posi-Dry(tm) Kit comes with a foil envelope with
20 light sensitive papers, a clear plastic envelope with 20 ironing
papers and an instruction sheet. A great initiation to photo sensitization
and photo printing. Fun and educational for ages 4 and up.
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Product Code: S-115
$5.50 ea.
- How to Order
Magic
Tree(tm)
- A great introduction to crystal growth phenomena and the physics
of capillary action. The Magic Tree(tm) is a miniature artificial tree that
begins growing ornamental "buds" within 15 minutes and fills out
within a few hours. Dries into a fascinating decoration. Non-Toxic. A great gift
idea for the "budding" scientist. Go further with a trip to your local
library or to the internet.
We are distributors of the Magic Tree Products. If you are a
store, contact Armchair World at products@armchair.com
for quantity prices.
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The Magic Tree
- Product Code: S-120
$10.00
(5 Magic Trees -
individually packaged)
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The Magic Christmas Tree(tm)
- Same as Product Code S-120 but packaged for Christmas.
- Product Code: S-122
$10.00
(5 Magic Christmas Trees -
individually packaged)
- How to Order
The
Crystal Dino(tm)
- Same as the Magic Tree above except it's a dinosaur that magically
grows "fur."
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The Crystal Dino
- Product Code: S-124
$10.00
(5 Crystal Dinos -
individually packaged)
- How to Order

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