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IT has long been considered in this laboratory that when working in the field of medium and high vacua (pressures of 1 mm. mercury or less), the usual methods of referring to and recording the degree of vacuum are extremely awkward verbally and little less so when written.
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TOWNSEND, F. Units for Degree of Vacuum. Nature 155, 545–546 (1945). https://doi.org/10.1038/155545b0
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