Learning paths

Guided routes through the library. Each path pairs reading with hands-on projects, one stage at a time. Jump in anywhere — your progress follows you from My notebook.

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The Road Map

The original winter plan — read just enough, then go and do it. From your first constellation to weighing Jupiter.

Astro + quantumBeginner22 weeks · 2–4 hours a week5 stages · 11 steps + 1 optional

Quantum from your kitchen

Measure the speed of light and Planck's constant — two of nature's fundamental numbers — with a microwave, a laser pointer and some LEDs.

QuantumBeginner8–10 weeks · 2–3 hours a week3 stages · 7 steps + 1 optional

Measuring the Solar System

From a stick's shadow to the mass of Jupiter — measure the Earth, the Sun and a giant planet yourself, following the seasons.

AstrophysicsBeginner3–6 months · follows the seasons5 stages · 7 steps + 1 optional