vernier scale

The station found a new way to determine daily tree growth with vernier scales.

The circles are read using a vernier scale, accurate to about 5 minutes of arc.

Sometimes Vernier scales are attached to give more precise readings.

A Vernier scale on our ruler does this last fine piece of measuring between the two marks for us.

The position of the telescope can be read by means of an attached Vernier scale.

When the target is equipped with a Vernier scale measurements to the thousands of a foot are possible.

Vernier scales work because the human eye can detect that two line segments are aligned.

In it he described the ingenious device which now bears his name, the Vernier scale.

A ruler or vernier scale is usually provided to allow precise adjustment of the bit size.

A Vernier scale is a way to get a much better result when measuring how long something is or the size of an angle.

The principle of the moiré is similar to the Vernier scale.

Vernier refined this process and gave us the vernier scale.

He was inventor and eponym of the vernier scale used in measuring devices.

Transversals have been replaced in modern times by vernier scales.

It included an examination of nautical instruments and explained the recently introduced vernier scale.

Transversal (instrument making) - technique in use prior to vernier scales.

The movable arm has a vernier scale which permits readings of 1/16th degree.

A vernier scale is often included, which allows the position to be read to a fraction of the smallest scale mark.

Some micrometers are provided with a vernier scale on the sleeve in addition to the regular graduations.

Setting circles usually had a large diameter and when combined with a vernier scale could point a telescope to nearly an arc minute of accuracy.

The bevel protractor Vernier scale may have graduations of 5' (minutes) or 1/12 .

The eyepiece is fitted with fine cross-hairs to fix a precise position, which is then read off the vernier scale.

The use of the vernier scale allowed the scale to be read to one minute, so improved the marketability of the instrument.

The index arm includes a noniusin fact, it may be a vernier scale referred to by the older, inexact name.

Reading the Vernier scale: