Measures for Progress: A History of the National Bureau of Standards

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CONTENTS Chapter VIII. THE NEW WORLD OF SCIENCE— Continued XXIII Page NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIO PROPAGATION 467 Program of the atomic physics division—A complete set of atomic standards?—Radioactive tracer studies— Atomic Energy Levels—Nuclear prop- erties of hydrogen"—Cryogenic operations at Boul- der—New research in radio propagation—Broadcasting standard time—Microwave spectroscopy and the atomic clock. HIGH POLYMERS AND BUILDING RESEARCH 477 Note on guest lecturers and consultants at the Bureau— High polymers—The Bureau as the national agency for rubber research, mathematics, and radio propagation—The building technology and repair of the house" GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 487 Dr. Condon's handbook of physics—Amendment to the organic act of 1901—Restatement of Bureau activities—Semicentennial of the Bureau's founding— Dr. Condon and the House Un-American Activities Committee—Dr. Condon resigns. THE CRUCIAL DECADE—AN ENVOI AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS 495 The Kelly (Ad Hoc) Committee and its recommendations—A personnel survey—Readjustments in the Bureau testing functions of the Bureau."
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Page 3 and 4: Grateful acknowledgment is made to
Page 5 and 6: IV FOREWORD There are many examples
Page 7 and 8: VI PREFACE Vannevar Bush, architect
Page 9 and 10: VIII AUTHOR'S INTRODUCTION so many
Page 11 and 12: CONTENTS Page FOREWORD 'U PREFACE v
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Page 15 and 16: CONTENTS XV Chapter III. ELECTRICIT
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Page 19 and 20: CONTENTS Chapter V. THE TIDE OF COM
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52 FOUNDING THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF
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8a FOUNDING THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF
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92 !FOUNDJNG BUREAU OF SIANDARDS (1
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104 ELECTRICITY, RAILROADS, AND RAD
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Members and assistants of the Inter
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126 ELECTRICITY, RAiLROADS, AND RAD
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13L ELECTRICITY, RAILROADS, AND RAD
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STANDARDS FOR THE CONSUMER 137 Stra
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RADIO, RADIUM, AND X RAYS 139 Cambr
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RADIO, RADIUM, AND X RAYS 141 vario
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RADIO, RADIUM, AND X RAYS 143 An ea
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Koister's wireless laboratory in Ea
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REVISING THE ORGANIC ACT 147 Dorsey
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REVISING THE ORGANIC ACT 149 Overma
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REVISING THE ORGANIC ACT 151 once i
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REVISING THE ORGANIC ACT 153 though
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REVISING THE ORGANIC ACT 155 and so
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REVISING THE ORGANIC ACT recently a
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THE BUREAU TURNS TO WAR RESEARCH TH
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THE BUREAU TURNS TO WAR RESEARCH 16
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Above, the NBS small-scale experime
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NEW SOURCES, RESOURCES, AND SUBSTIT
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NEW' SOURCES, RESOURCES, AND SUBSTI
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THE AIRPLANE IN THE LABORATORY 179
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The Bureau's second wind tunnel as
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OPTICAL GLASS AND OPTICAL INSTRUMEN
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190 THE WAR YEARS (1917-19) ing sta
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192 THE WAR YEARS (1917-19) and com
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The submarine at New London, Conn.,
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NEW THINGS IN RADIO COMMUNICATION 1
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FROM GAGES TO GAS MASKS 199 But the
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FROM GAGES TO GAS MASKS 201 The Hok
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FROM GAGES TO GAS MASKS 203 attack
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FROM GAGES TO GAS MASKS 205 Dr. God
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THE BUREAU AND THE METRIC SYSTEM 20
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THE LEGACY LEFT TO US 213 With the
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THE LEGACY LEFT TO US 215 research,
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THE LEGACY LEFT TO US 217 benefit o
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THE LEGACY LEFT TO Us 219 but hence
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THE POSTWAR WORLD THE TIDE OF COMME
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THE POSTWAR WORLD 223 At the Nation
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THE POSTWAR WORLD 225 agreed that t
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• and THE POSTWAR WORLD He rivett
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HERBERT HOOVER AND THE BUREAU OF ST
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L_ - HERBERT HOOVER AND THE BUREAU
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GEORGE KIMBALL BURGESS 237 frequenc
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GEORGE KIMBALL BURGESS 239 tions in
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242 THE TIDE OF COMMERCE AND iNDUST
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244 THE TIDE OF COMMERCE AND INDUST
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258 THE TiDE OF COMMERCE AND INDUST
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264 THE TIDE OF. COMMERCE AND INDUS
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RESEARCH FOR INDUSTRY 273 lishment
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RESEARCH FOR INDUSTRY 275 Prof. Cli
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AUTOMOBILES AIRCRAFT 277 $100 milli
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AUTOMOBILES AND AIRCRAFT reaction t
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AUTOMOBILES AND AIRCRAFT 281 George
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AUTOMOBILES AND AIRCRAFT 283 From a
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288 Above, Mrs. W. F. Har- low of t
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296 A Curtiss Fledgling was equippe
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300 THE TIME OF THE GREAT DEPRESSIO
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312 Dr. Lyman I. Briggs, third Dire
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318 Dr. Briggs, Director Emeritus,
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SOME FUNDAMENTAL WORK ON STANDARDS
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SOME FUNDAMENTAL WORK ON STANDARDS
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CURTAILMENT BY LIMITATION OF FUNDS
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HEAVY WATER 357 Dr. Briggs himself
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HEAVY WATER 359 than in normal wate
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HEAVY WATER 361 know, that Hitler h
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HEAVY WATER 363 research, in which
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ThE EVENT OF WAR" WORLD WAR Ii RESE
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iN THE EVENT OF WAR Europe, Asia, a
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IN THE EVENT OF WAR 369 Largely as
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IN THE EVENT OF WAR 373 A mockup ma
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IN THE EVENT OF WAR 375 submarines,
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388 WORLD WAR I! RESEARCH (1941-45)
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428 THE NEW WORLD OF SCiENCE (1946-
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430 THE NEW WORLD OF SCIENCE (1946-
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436 Dr. Edward U. Condon, fourth Di
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438 THE NEW WORLD OF SCIENCE (1946
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EDWARD UHLER CONDON time expounded
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EDWARD UHLER CONDON 443 prehended b
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EDWARD UHLER CONDON 445 in larger u
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TECHNOLOGICAL VS. BASIC RESEARCH a
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'.-. The NBS Boulder Laboratories i
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HIGH POLYMERS AND BUILDING RESEARCH
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 487 on storage b
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 489 more up to d
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 491 ment of Defe
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 493 tor was the
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AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS THE CRU
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AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS 497 Sec
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AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS 499 par
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AN AD HOC COMMITTEE REPORTS 501 unf
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GAJTHERSBURG money or reimbursable
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GAJTHERSBURG 505 car) from downtown
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GAITHERSBURG 507 It was this fact,
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RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT 509 in phys
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RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT 511 mathema
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RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT 513 The spi
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APPENDIX A FERDINAND RUDOLPH HASSLE
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APPENDIX A 517 Geodetics became the
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APPENDIX A 519 When not tending the
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APPENDIX A 521 "Hassler wanted his
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APPENDIX A a salary of $3,000 and $
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APPENDIX A According to Dr. Lewis V
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THE FRENCH ORIGIN OF THE METRIC SYS
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APPENDIX B The results of the compu
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532 APPENDIX B The preparation of t
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534 APPENDIX B and later Superinten
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536 The small palace that is the in
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538 APPENDIX C Joint Resolution of
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540 APPENDIX C 9. Of the Botanic Ga
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542 APPENDIX C SEC. 7. That the fol
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544 APPENDIX C and assayer; and the
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546 APPENDiX C several manufacturin
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548 APPENDIX C Whereas the Governme
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552 APPENDIX C (19) the compilation
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APPENDIX E MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
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APPENDIX F NBS APPROPRIATIONS AND O
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APPENDIX 1 NOTES PUBLICATIONS OF TH
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APPENDIX J Almost certainly the fir
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572 APPENDIX I ELECTRICITY—Contin
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574 APPENDIX / III. THERMOMETRY, PY
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576 APPENDIX J V. CHEMISTRY Electro
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578 APPENDIX / Magnetic Measurement
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582 APPENDIX J Pyrometry—Continue
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584 APPENDIX / Spectroscopy—Conti
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________ 588 APPENDIX J Cement, Con
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590 APPENDIX J Chemical Metallurgy
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592 APPENDIX I II. WEIGHTS AND MEAS
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CHIEFS OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNI
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596 APPENDIX / VII. STRUCTURAL ENGI
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598 III. HEAT AND POWER—Continued
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ADMINISTRATIVE, SCIENTIFIC, AND TEC
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602 APPENDIX / VIII. METALLURGY 1.
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604 APPENDIX / III. HEAT AND POWER
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606 APPENDIX / XII. CODES AND SPECI
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608 APPENDIX / III. HEAT AND POWER
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610 APPENDIX I IX. CLAY AND SILICAT
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622 APPENDIX J XII. DATA PROCESSING
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634 APPENDIX K 4. OPTICS 5. CHEMIST
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638 APPENDIX K 6. ENGINEERING PHYSI
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644 APPENDIX K 2. WEIGHTS & MEASURE
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646 APPENDIX K NATIONAL BUREAU OF S
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8. METALLURGY APPENDIX K Hobbs, [Lu
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APPENDIX M SAMUEL WESLEY STRATTON F
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APPENDIX M 655 Prior to his appoint
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APPENDIX 0 BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES
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APPENDIX 0 671 Estimated Estimated
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE Predecessors of
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE 675 century, and
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE 681 NBS HISTORIC
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684 American Mining Congress, 121,
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686 background, 237. 239 BURGESS—
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iNDEX electromagnetic units, 105 el
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INDEX 691 High Voltage Laboratory,
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INDEX London Wireless Conference (s
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INDEX name changes, 43, 48, 69, 332
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INDEX organic reagents, high.purity
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INDEX 699 Radium and X-ray section,
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INDEX standardization, arbitrary, 1
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INDEX WALKER, Percy H., 155 WALLACE
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