Silly me -- I thought that one of the differences between conseratives and liberals was ability to trace economic causes and effects.
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Silly you. The problem is that instrument glassblowing and instrument maching and design is done by relatively few people in the United States who have advanced training and capabilities. A reprinting would not sell enough copies to pay its way. Used copies of the book run up to $500.00 when you can find them. Even that price wouldn't pay for a publisher's reprnt.