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    c y c cer him. e ye e r e e hem

    c ys s e r meWe re n b e o Be ckm n jo r-

    n l di co e e 1905 f r o fl gh n his i Desc es if Iw s im f e f s ery; he ym n s m m e h incre bpee er br d ss r men o q es

    ons Desc r es o g on he r ck e e h by h ch he s o emhe ni c ion h m n knowledge -on sing e ce r se remi .

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    p se i ny e k n f n i yco o r di o n s e ch in c-c c i h s re o h lm s o h ng il rem n b di c -ere geome ry Th D c esnn c men of h s d c er of n l -

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    c i i i ork R s fo thDir c ion of th Mind i ed i 1628

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    o y c e re d e l-lu a io of o r of m oda li d o ci c li e of i v ig iow y li ed i e D sco s i 1637 M il y 1628 hd ed o e n g of e -iga io di c e y of r r c -pl e e o o ded h d

    o s o Fi s Philoso h , bl he n64 F om r i le e m eduickly o e l or io of i c o

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    m mi ig d y id a ll mo o rel ve p li d i 1644 dee i l Pr nc l s of Philoso h . me ime De c r e orki

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    v t i g ut xt i t u le p f t i g t it ue tu T i ivi i f t l it t tw u u ll x lu iv lltiv l x u iv lm f ug t xte i l De te w g e t u i f

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    T s ply reli e e ectric ower f r f z n , te emeter , nc , APCO ha eve o e M N AP m n e

    ener tor tha rovi es up t 20 s of p er n fe en o t u s of AC an DC.

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    sis orize spe c ntro s govern AC freq encies to precise limits

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    TH W ERI LS F R GRES

    KEL-r PASC H TRIGGR FAS600 0 rounds per mi te ! That s the sti g of he Vulca

    new 20 aircraft ca on roduced at the General ElectricCom any' Missile Productio Sec ion, B rli gton, Vermo t w a big assist from 3M KEL-F Brand Ha o

    rocarbon Po mers.lcan s electrical red. Hence, its bolt and pin m st

    be s lated. EL F P astic met he rigid criteria for theg pi li ers beca se i is oil esistant, ha extreme

    favorable h gh tempera ure properties, includi g a lowoe cie of expansio KEL F Plastic was spec ed foese reaso s a d also beca se it is eas to mold

    KEL-F isa Reg T M of 3M Co.

    The la ic gate hrough two mall or ce must meet

    olerances a close a .001 " an xtre ely d cul moldingj a e eas er KE F Plast c' moldab lity Ye , heKE F Plas ic l ner (see arrows n nse ) perform wellunder he exacting eci ca n emanded he extremeempera ure ranges encoun red Liner molded G WPlastic E gi eers, Inc , Be hel, Vermon

    When ough nsulat on problems have ou u n the a rremember KEL F Pol mer The are di g increas nguse n m ss les, rockets and a rcraft app icat o s. Theirperforma ce character stic are yours for the as i g

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