The Whitworth Measuring Machine
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| Rating | : | 4.67 (656 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1402198175 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 114 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Including descriptions of the surface plates, gauges, and other measuring instruments, made by Sir Joseph Whitworth.. This Elibron Classics edition is a facsimile reprint of a 1877 edition by Longmans, Green, and Co., London
"Making Perfection from Imperfection" according to scgrant. 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