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photoelasticity: References & Edit History

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Assorted References

double refraction
- In double refraction
strain gauge
- In strain gauge

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Deepti Mahajan

Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Added new Web site: Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences - Photoelasticity.	Deepti Mahajan	Apr 10, 2008
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998