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Categories: Chinese inventions, Navigational equipment, Measurement, Articles with short description, Historical scientific instruments

vernier scale vernier nonius direct vernier Nonius algorithm

A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale WordNet 3.0

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A small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A vernier scale, named after Pierre Vernier, is a visual aid to take an accurate measurement reading between two graduation markings on a linear scale by using mechanical interpolation, thereby increasing resolution and reducing measurement uncertainty by using vernier acuity to reduce human estimation error. Wikipedia

Nonius is a measuring tool used in navigation and astronomy named in honour of its inventor, Pedro Nunes, a Portuguese author, mathematician and navigator. Wikipedia

The scale on calipers Wikipedia Disambiguation

A secondary measuring device Wikipedia Disambiguation

A precursor to the Vernier scale Wikipedia Disambiguation

Measuring tool used in navigation and astronomy Wikidata

Auxiliary scale of a measurement device, that aids to increase measurement precision Wikidata

A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale. Wiktionary

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Pedro Nunes