中文名: 奧秘
原名: How It Works Issue
作者: Helen Laidlaw
資源格式: PDF
版本: 文字插圖版
出版社: imagine publishing
書號: 9772041732004
發行時間: 2012年09月06日
地區: 美國
語言: 英文
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內容介紹：
這是一本國外很有名的雜志，它以圖文並茂的方式向你解釋科學，技術，交通，空間，歷史和第環境的奧秘，讓你了解你周圍的世界。
Welcome to How It Works, the magazine that explains everything you never knew you wanted to know about the world we live in. Loaded with fully illustrated guides and expert knowledge, and with sections dedicated to science, technology, transportation, space, history and the environment, no subject is too big or small for How It Works to explain.
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CONTENTS
24 OLED TV screens
Learn how television displays are
growing ever slimmer in this article
that sheds some light on organic
light-emitting diodes
26 Sewing machines
28 Shark repellant
29 iPad mini
30 Wireless speakers
30 Disk drives
32 Hoover Dam
Discover how one of the world’s
most famous structures was built
and how it generates power
36 25 facts about
earthquakes
There’s tectonic trivia galore in this
issue’s big Environment feature as
we answer some of your most
groundbreaking quandaries
40 Flower scent
40 Belt of Venus
42 Emperor penguin
life cycle
HIW tracks a year in the life of the
biggest penguins on Earth to see
how they survive in the Antarctic
44 Light and colour
We look at the science and nature
of light, how it moves, as well as
how it creates the whole spectrum
of glorious colours in our world
49 Tiredness
49 Hypothermic surgery
50 How resonance can
collapse bridges
54 Exploring the outer
Solar System
How are intrepid probes like Cassini
and Voyager travelling across space
to study the most distant reaches
of our Solar System and beyond?
58 Orion Nebula
61 Plasmasphere
62 Heroes of space…
Johannes Kepler
The life and times of one of the
often overlooked founding fathers
of modern astronomy
64 Amphibious vehicles
How can an everyday car become a
versatile aquatic machine capable
of plunging beneath the waves?
69 Dry docks
69 Ice rinks
71 Pushback tugs
72 Supacat Coyote
Find out what’s under the hood of
this brawny armed vehicle that’s
able to traverse almost any terrain
74 Canterbury Cathedral
How was this ancient religious
building constructed and what
events led up to the notorious
murder that took place there?
76 The Magna Carta
76 Crystal microphones
78 Pipe organs
These majestic musical instruments
can create some immense sounds
in huge venues – fi nd out how now
82
Brain dump: Q&A
with top experts
A host of the fi nest academics,
writers and all-round clever-clogs
answer those questions that
have been making your head hurt
88
The knowledge:
gear and gadgets
Advice on the articles of desire
you should be spending your
money on in our latest reviews
91
Group test
We take a look through the
eyepieces of three amazing
home telescopes to determine
which one deserves your cash
94
How to…
In this issue’s guides, learn about
the science of skimming a stone
and also the best way to sterilise
jars so your jam lasts for longer!
95
Test your
knowledge
Enter our quiz based on the
contents of this month’s mag for
the chance to bag a cool prize!
96
Letters
Get in touch and tell us what you
have learned this month, get
something off your chest or
regale us with your scientifi c
anecdotes and musings