The Whitworth Measuring Machine
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| Rating | : | 4.68 (994 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1402198175 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 114 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-03-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
scgrant said Making Perfection from Imperfection. The Whitworth Measuring Machine is a reprint of a very early account describing the effort to develop systems of measurement for machine shops, engineering, and scientific endeavors. The basic problem was how to develop a standard when there were no standards. Mr. Whitworth perfected a technique that allowed anyone to take three objects of unknown and imperfect dimensions and turn them into three objects with nearly perfect parallelism and flatness. These objects (typically cast iron plates in those days, granite plates currently) could then be used as a "gold" standard from which to measure the flatness or trueness of oth
This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1877 edition by Longmans, Green, and Co., London. Including descriptions of the surface plates, gauges, and other measuring instruments, made by Sir Joseph Whitworth.