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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Veeco Instruments Inc. of our report dated October 19,
1999 relating to the financial statements of CVC, Inc., which appears in Veeco
Instruments Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Rochester, New York
July 31, 2001

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