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TECH INTELLIGENCE
The Touchy-Feely Side of Imaging ................................28 by M. May
A Double Mass Measurement ......................................... 38 by M. May
DEPARTMENTS
Editor’s Page ................................................................. 4 Resurrection of Paradise by R.L. Stevenson
Science News ................................................................. 6 Statistics in the Laboratory: The Limit of Detection ....... 41 by S.N. Deming New Products ...............................................................50 Advertising Index ........................................................ 52
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