Information Concerning Scientific Instruments Classic Reprint

Excerpt from Information Concerning Scientific Instruments In response to the request of the Ways and Means Committee for information concerning scientific instruments, the Tariff Commis sion has compiled the following somewhat general and purely pre liminary data. To a considerable extent material was obtained from replies to a questionnaire sent to the various sections of the Bureau of Standards and a circular letter sent to a number of manufacturers. Several of the important universities were asked to submit opinions regarding the repeal of the present duty-free clause. Excerpts pre sented as a part of this report have been made from the statements received by the commission from these various sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.