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The 21 measures in the example below illustrate instrumentation for a typical small laboratory ensemble of the type recommended for the 35 projects listed in this book.
These 21 measures also furnish a concentrated exercise in analysis, and show how it is possible to illustrate a large number of basic principles in one exercise.
Locate these several specific illustrations, and analyze them for use of the principles indicated in Table VI.
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