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Page 2 - Handbooks — Recommended codes of engineering and industrial practice (including safety codes) developed in cooperation with interested industries, professional organizations, and regulatory bodies. Special Publications...
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Page 40 - This publication contains a descriptive listing, item by item, of most of the test and calibration work done at the National Bureau of Standards with the respective fees.
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