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    H. G. Jerrard B.Sc., Ph.D., C. Phys., FInstP (Formerly Reader in Physics, Formerly Professor of Physics) & D. B. McNeill TD, M.Sc., Ph.D., C. Phys, FInstP (Formerly Senior Lecturer in Physics)

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    H. G. Jerrard B.Sc., Ph.D., C. Phys., FInstP (Formerly Reader in Physics, Formerly Professor of Physics)

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