POWERS OF TEN BIBLIOGRAPHY

California Academy of Sciences Library

APS News

http://www.aps.org/apsnews/1000/100007.html

Powers of Ten: Astronomy's Greatest Hits… top ten astronomical triumphs of the last millennium. 

Cosmic View

http://www.vendian.org/mncharity/cosmicview/

This is a copy of Kees Boeke's book, COSMIC VIEW: The Universe in 40 Jumps (1957).

Eames Office

http://www.eamesoffice.com/powers_of_ten/powers_of_ten.html

Home web site of the Eames Office, developers of Powers of 10.

Exploring the Powers of Ten

http://www.designlab.ukans.edu/pwr_of_ten.html

A rough prototype for studying issues involved in smoothly zooming through spaces by powers of 2.  Designed for use in K-12 science and math education.

How Much Information?

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/research/projects/how-much-info/datapowers.html

Many of these facts were taken from Roy Williams "Data Powers of Ten" page at Caltech.

Molecular Expressions: Science, Optics, and You – Powers of 10

http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/java/scienceopticsu/powersof10/

Interactive java tutorial illustrating powers of ten scale.

Patterns in Nature

http://acept.la.asu.edu/PiN/rdg/powers/powers.shtml

Basic math, scientific notation, and astronomical dimensions dealing with numbers great and small.

Power

http://www.people.virginia.edu/~rjh9u/power0.html

Interactive web site by Philip and Phylis Morrison with images taken from Powers of Ten.

Power of Ten Thousand

http://lieber.www.media.mit.edu/people/lieber/Lieberary/Macroscope/Powers/Powers.html

A new technique for browsing a very large space, the macroscope, involves taking the visual device of Powers of Ten and compounding it, using the computer's ability to combine, change and display images interactively.  Heavy, but interesting, geek material.

Powers of Ten

http://cern.web.cern.ch/CERN/Microcosm/P10/english/welcome.html

Changing scale by just a few powers of ten dramatically alters your perspective.

Powers of Ten Explained

http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/power10.htm

Concept of Powers of Ten succinctly explained.

Powers of 10:  Measurements and Scales

http://dosxx.colorado.edu/~atlas/math/math0.html

Explanations and examples of powers of 10.

Powers of 10 – The Official Site

http://www.powersof10.com/

View the images used in the Powers of 10 movie and exhibit.

Powers of 10 Refresher

http://www-bd.fnal.gov/public/powers.html

Refresher chart to help understand very large and very small numbers.

Quarks and Quasars

http://www.wordwizz.com/pwrsof10.htm

This is a visual journey consisting of 42 images -- 42 powers of ten.

Student Craft Interaction

http://www.miamisci.org/ph/lpextend1.html

Students create mathematics manipulatives to explore powers of ten.  Teacher interest.

A View From the Back of the Envelope

http://www.vendian.org/envelope/

Learn about approximation through entertaining activities.

BOOKS

Rasmussen, Nicolas. Picture Control: The Electron Microscope and the Transformation of Biology in America, 1940-1960. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 1997. Main QH212 .E4 R37 1997.

Wilson, Michael B. The Science and Art of Basic Microscopy. Bellaire, TX: American Society for Medical Technology, c1976. IZ&G QH205.2 .W535.

MacKay, Donald MacCrimmon. Behind the Eye. Cambridge, MA: B. Blackwell, 1990. Main QP355.2 .M33 1990.

Lacey, Alan J., ed. Light Microscopy in Biology: A Practical Approach. Oxford; New York: IRL Press, c1989. Main QH207 .L49 1989.

Reimer, Ludwig. Scanning Electron Microscopy: Physics of Image Formation and Microanalysis. Berlin; New York: Springer-Verlag, c1985. Main QH212 .S3 R44 1985.

Voit, Mark. Hubble Space Telescope: New Views of the Universe. New York: H.N. Abrams in association with the Smithsonian Institution and the Space Telescope Science Institute, 2000. MP QB500.25 .V65 2000.

Barnes-Svarney, Patricia L. and Michael R. Porcellino. Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer. New York: McGraw Hill, c2000. MP QB64 .B37 2000.

Muirden, James. How to Use an Astronomical Telescope: A Beginner's Guide to Observing the Cosmos. New York: Linden Press/Simon & Schuster, 1985. MP QB88 .M85 1985.

Ingalls, Albert G., ed. Amateur Telescope Making. New York: Scientific American, 1978. MP QB88 .A62 1978 v. 1 & 2.

Manly, Peter L. Unusual Telescopes. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1991. MP QB88 .M36 1991.

Schaaf, Fred. Seeing the Solar System: Telescopic Projects, Activities, and Explorations in Astronomy. New York: Wiley, c1991. MP QB64 .S42 1991.

Henbest, Nigel, ed. Observing the Universe. Oxford: Blackwell & New Scientist, 1984. Main QB88 .O27 1984.

Sewall, Laura. Sight and Sensibility: The Ecopsychology of Perception. New York: J.P. Tarcher/Putnam, c1999. Pub BF321 .S45 1999.

The Mind's Eye: Readings from Scientific American. New York: W.H. Freeman, c1986. Pub & Main BF241 .M56 1986.

Cardarelli, François. Scientific Unit Conversion: A Practical Guide to Metrication. London; New York: Springer, c1997. Main REF QC94 .C29513 1997.

Wright, Alan and Hilary Wright. At the Edge of the Universe. New York: Ellis Horwood, 1989 (1991 printing). MP QB981 .W83 1989.

Smoot, George and Keay Davidson. Wrinkles in Time. New York: W. Morrow, c1993. MP QB981 .S695 1993.

Tyson, Neil De Grasse. One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos. Washington, D.C.: J. Henry Press, c2000. MP QB981 .T97 2000.

Trefil, James S. Other Worlds: Images of the Cosmos from Earth and Space. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, c1999. MP QB501 .T65 1999.

Croswell, Ken. Magnificent Universe. New York: Simon & Schuster, c1999. Pub QB981 .C88 1999.

Strain, Priscilla. Looking at Earth. Atlanta, GA: Turner Pub., c1992. Pub G70.4 .S77 1992

Lauber, Patricia. Seeing Earth from Space. New York: Orchard Books, c1990. Pub Juv QB631.4 .L38 1990.

Baker, D. James. Planet Earth: The View from Space. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1990. MP QB631 .B34 1990.

Marten, Michael and John Chesterman. The Radiant Universe: Electronic Images from Space. New York: Macmillan, 1980. MP TR713 .M37 1980.

Sheffield, Charles. Earthwatch, a Survey of the World from Space. New York: Macmillan, 1981. Main & MP QB637 .S48 1981.

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

Demi. One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale. New York: Scholastic Press, c1997. Pub Juv QA40.5 .D38 1997.

Dudley, Mark E. An Eye to the Sky. New York: Crestwood House; Toronto: Maxwell Macmillan Canada; New York: Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992. Pub Juv TL796 .D83 1992.

Greenaway, Theresa. Microlife. New York: DK Pub., 1998. Pub Juv QR57 .G74 1998.

Grillone, Lisa and Joseph Gennaro. Small Worlds Close Up. New York: Crown Publishers, c1978. Pub Juv QH278 .G74 1978.

Haines, Gail Kay. Micromysteries: Stories of Scientific Detection. New York: Putnam, 1990, c1988. Pub Juv QC175.2 .H3 1990.

Hoban, Tana. Look! Look! Look! New York: Greenwillow Books, c1988. Pub Juv PZ7.H638 Lo 1988.

Hoban, Tana. Take Another Look. New York: Greenwillow Books, c1981. Pub Juv BF311 .H565 1981.

Kellogg, Steven. Much Bigger than Martin. New York : Dial Press, c1976. Pub Juv PZ7 .K292 Mu 1976.

Lowery, Lawrence F. How Tall was Milton? New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1969. Pub Juv QA465 .L68 1969.

Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. The Wuggie Norple Story. New York: Aladdin Books, 1988, c1980. Pub Juv PZ7 .P6335 Wu 1988.

Schwartz, David M. How Much is a Million? New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1985. Pub Juv QA141.3 .S45 1985.

Sweeney, Joan. Me and My Place in Space. New York: Crown, c1998. Pub Juv QB501.3 .S94 1998.

Tomb, Howard and Dennis Kunkel. Microaliens: Dazzling Journeys with an Electron Microscope. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993. Pub Juv QH273.2 .T65 1993.

Wells, Robert E. What’s Smaller than a Pygmy Shrew? Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman, 1995. Pub Juv QC793.3 .N83 W45 1995.

VIDEOS

Blue Planet: An Imax Space Film. Whittier, CA: Finley-Holiday Film Corp. [distributor], c1990. Pub AV&M QB637 .B48 1990.

Imaging a Hidden World. Loomis, CA: BioMedia Assoc., c1991. Pub AV&M QH205.2 .I43 1991.

The Observatories. Boulder, CO: Media Design Associates, [1982]. Pub AV&M QB81 .O28 1982.

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