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ence. The beginner would do well to "waste" a fair amount of time 

 thinking and making sketches before starting to build his own apparatus. 



SELECTED REFERENCES 



Strong, J., Procedures in Experimental Physics. New York: Prentice- 

 Hall, Inc., 1938. A most fascinating book, just to read. More impor- 

 tant, it tells how to do a variety of things, from blowing glass to 

 grinding telescope lenses. 



Review of Scientific Instruments, a periodical. This journal is de- 

 voted to scientific instrumentation, and anyone contemplating a new 

 instrument will want to check current and older issues. If you need 

 an instrument, the chances are good that someone else has needed 

 and built a similar instrument. You can gain from their experience. 



From the Bibliography: 



Wilson, E. Bright, Jr., An Introduction to Scientific Research. Has 

 an excellent chapter on Design of Apparatus. 



