Web Watch

http://aer.noao.edu

The inaugural issue of the online journal Astronomy Education Review is now available. Supported financially by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the journal intends to become a lively electronic compendium of research, news, resources, and opinion. Its editors, Andrew Fraknoi of Foothill College and Sidney Wolff of NOAO, welcome articles and news announcements–and avid readers.

http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Constants

If you need the value of a physical constant, then consult NIST’s Reference on Constants, Units, and Uncertainty. The online reference has several search and display options and includes a handy converter for energy units.

http://foia.fbi.gov/room.htm

In its original version, the 1966 Freedom of Information Act exempted FBI files from public access. But in 1975, amendments to the act, in combination with the 1974 Privacy Act, allowed the public to examine investigatory files compiled for law enforcement purposes. Now, many of those FBI files, including those on Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, are available online in the electronic reading room of the bureau’s Freedom of Information Act Web site.

To suggest topics or sites for Web Watch, please e-mail us at ptwww@aip.org . Compiled by Charles Day