Abstract

This report was presented at the 1678th Stated Meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences held in Cambridge, MA, 11 Mar. 1987; it is reprinted here by permission. An earlier version was published by the Burndy Library, Norwalk, CT. An expanded version appears as an article in the Harvard Library Bulletin, Spring 1988.

© 1988 Optical Society of America

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