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Volume 1 Symbols and Units IX Conversion Factors XI Abbreviations XII Country Codes XVII Periodic Table of Elements XVIII Fibers, 1. Survey 3 Fibers, 2. Structure 39 Fibers, 3. General Production Technology 81 Fibers, 4. Synthetic Organic 149 Fibers, 5. Synthetic Inorganic 247 Fibers, 6. Testing and Analysis 315 Cellulose 335 Silk 391 Volume 2 Symbols and Units IX Conversion Factors XI Abbreviations XII Country Codes XVII Periodic Table of Elements XVIII Textile Technology 407 Textile Auxiliaries 463 Textile Dyeing 593 Textile Printing 739 Fiber Optics 809 High-Performance Fibers 829 Author Index 857 Subject Index 861