Section 1. Optical Instruments 9
Chapter Ⅰ Lenses 10
Chapter Ⅱ Special Cameras 21
Chapter Ⅲ Illumination and Brightness Measurement 33
Chapter Ⅳ Infra-Red Seeing Devices 45
Section 2. Astronomical and Navigational Instruments 55
Chapter Ⅴ Astronomical 56
Chapter Ⅵ Meteorological 71
Chapter Ⅶ Meteorological (Electronic) 83
Chapter Ⅷ Navigational 94
Chapter Ⅸ Position Fixing 105
Chapter Ⅹ Precision Time Measurement 122
Section 3. Electrical Instruments 137
Chapter Ⅺ Electrical Measuring 138
Chapter Ⅻ Specialised Electrical 148
Section 4. Electronic Instruments 159
Chapter ⅩⅢ Valve Circuits 160
Chapter ⅩⅣ Cathode Ray Tube Applications 169
Chapter ⅩⅤ X-Ray Applications 180
Chapter ⅩⅥ Atomic and Nuclear 191
Section 5. Material Testing Instruments 203
Chapter ⅩⅦ Metals 204
Chapter ⅩⅧ Fabrics 218
Section 6. Recording Instruments 229
Chapter ⅩⅨ Electrical and Mechanical 230
Chapter ⅩⅩ Sound 242
Section 7. Miscellaneous 255
Chapter ⅩⅪ Ship Model Testing 256
Chapter ⅩⅫ Aircraft Models and Wind Tunnels 266
Chapter ⅩⅩⅢ Strategical Computing Machines 275
Chapter ⅩⅩⅣ Considerations in Instrument Design 287
Some Definitions and Data 299
Index 301