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  1. Department of Physics, University of Southampton, UK

    H. G. Jerrard BSc, PhD, FInstP (Reader in Physics, Professor of Physics)

  2. Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma, USA

    H. G. Jerrard BSc, PhD, FInstP (Reader in Physics, Professor of Physics)

  3. University of Southampton, UK

    D. B. McNeill TD, MSc, PhD, FInstP (Senior Lecturer in Physics)

  4. Newtownards, Northern Ireland

    D. B. McNeill TD, MSc, PhD, FInstP (Senior Lecturer in Physics)

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Jerrard, H.G., McNeill, D.B. (1986). O. In: A Dictionary of Scientific Units. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0571-4_17

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