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The Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope

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The modern cathode-ray oscilloscope is designed as a measuring instrument, and is the most useful of all electronic test devices. So great is its versatility that workers in every branch of scientific activity now find the instrument to be almost indispensable. If limited to the purchase of a single item of electronic measuring equipment, the majority of experienced workers would select an oscilloscope.

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Suggestions for Further Reading

  • The Cathode-ray Oscilloscope by J. Czech, Philips Technical Library, 1957. The Oscilloscope at Work by A. Haas and R. W. Hallows, Iliffe and Sons Ltd. 1954.

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Olsen, G.H. (1968). The Cathode-Ray Oscilloscope. In: Electronics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6535-6_11

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