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A Record Breaking Problem

Volume 16 number 1 (1987)

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Richard E. Hill
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Abstract

Tests were made to examine the fading of a number of inks with exposure to sunlight. Tests were also made to examine the stability of electro-static copies (xeroxes). The results have important implications for amateur astronomers and all others who maintain written records.