Mission control replied that it was "wonderful to see Hubble, the most famous scientific instrument of all time, newly upgraded and ready for action thanks to you".

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The private genome project is being undertaken by Celera, a company based in Rockville, Maryland, that is owned by Perkin Elmer, a scientific-instrument maker.

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Set-top boxes will be on display from industry leaders such as General Instrument and Scientific-Atlanta.

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To my surprise, there was scarcely any scientific literature on whether adults could really pick up an instrument late in life.

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Since 1995 General Instrument's revenue has risen 9% a year, compared with 1% at Scientific-Atlanta.

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Since 1995 General Instrument's revenue has risen 9% a year, compared with just 1% at Scientific-Atlanta.

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Provenance and rarity also explain Sotheby's high estimates for the ten scientific instruments in the sale, such as a 21-inch brass telescope made circa 1800 by Jesse Ramsden , instrument-maker to King George III.

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