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VOLUME 41 |
NUMBER 4 |
APRIL 2004 |
CONTENTS
COVER STORY |
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Careful With Cosmetics |
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ARTICLES |
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Candle Chemistry |
16 |
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Preparing For The Venus Transit |
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FICTION |
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· In Between Time by Suboorul Hasan Usmani |
38 |
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COLUMNS |
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BOOKSHELF |
42 |
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HEALTH: Battle Over Baby Food |
46 |
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DEPARTMENTS |
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READERS WRITE |
4 |
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IN FOCUS |
5 |
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SPECTRUM |
20 |
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FACT FILE |
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· Star Watch: Constellation Pegasus |
31 |
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· Indian Icons: Birbal Sahni |
32 |
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· Herbal Healers: Grand Garlic |
33 |
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· Ingenious Inventions: Striking the Right Keys |
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QUIZ TIME |
36 |
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CROSSWORD |
37 |
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT |
44 |
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JUNIOR SCIENTIST |
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FUN QUIZ |
50 |
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DID YOU KNOW? |
52 |
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HUMOUR |
54 |
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ENTERTAINMENT ARENA |
56 |
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SCIENCE PROJECT |
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· Your Own TV Show |
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PUZZLE CORNER |
60 |
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HOW? |
62 |
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WHY? |
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Badr-ud-din Khan
There are innumerable chemicals that go into the making of cosmetics. The article gives an insight into some of these.
Sujit Km. Naha
Candles add an exotic charm to any event. But a candle is a packaged lighting system that has built-in arrangements for storing, liquefying and supplying the fuel. The article gives an insight into these aspects of candles.
N. Rathnasree
The 2004 transit of Venus across the face of the Sun will be the first in 121 years. The article deals with this exciting phenomenon that will be visible in June 2004.