We use OpenCart as the shopping cart for our retail websites (Curious Minds, Science Gizmos, Orrery Planet, Physics Museum, …). Some of the changes we made for our own use have now been made available through the OpenCart Extensions. All extensions use vQmod, which allows modifications without changing core files. Picklist with Options: looks...
We are pleased to announce that we can now offer people/organisations in the Herefordshire area various elementary courses in several topics: Build a PC (Personal Computer) Database (SQL) eCommerce (OpenCart) Google Adwords Linux (Ubuntu etc) Mathematics and Physics (GCSE) Photography Programming (Python, Perl, PHP…)...
Today is the 22nd anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope’s deployment from the Space Shuttle (launch was the day before). I worked on the Hubble project as a programmer, initially at the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility in Munich, and later at the Space...
Google Gives Search a Refresh “Over the next few months, Google’s search engine will begin spitting out more than a list of blue Web links. It will also present more facts and direct answers to queries at the top of the search-results page.” Why...
Some decades ago as a pre-teen, I read about harmonographs in some book, whose title is now long-forgotten. It explained how they could be created physically by the coupling of two or more pendula to a pen resting lightly on paper, or mathematically by...
Curious Minds is a science, nature & technology shop est. 2004, with toys, educational kits, gifts, scientific instruments selected for quality by ex-NASA/Hubble staff. Curious Minds offer science & nature products for children, parents, teachers, students & hobbyists, with Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Earth Science,...
Physics Museum – We sell used/vintage/antique/replica scientific devices and instruments, mostly from the domain of Physics, but also some relevant to other domains, e.g. microscopes. At the moment we have only entered half our stock, so please come again or contact us for enquiries.
Science refers to a body of knowledge, or a method of study devoted to developing this body of knowledge, concerning the nature of the universe gained through methodological observation and experimentation (scientific method). Exactly what constitutes science and scientific methods are subjects studied by...
Orrery Planet is an online store with toys, educational kits, gifts, scientific instruments selected for quality by ex-NASA/Hubble staff • Competitive prices • Secure payments • FREE shipping on orders over £75 • Worldwide shipping • Same/next business day despatch by Royal Mail •...
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