 Take off now, with the compasses, eleven of these subdivisions, set the extent off backwards from the end of the first primary division, and it will reach beyond the beginning of this division, or zero point, a distance equal to one of the subdivisions....  The American House Carpenters' and Joiners' Assistantby Lucius D. Gould - 1857Full view - About this book
 | John F. Heather - Scientific apparatus and instruments - 1849 - 208 pages
...the first. Vernier Scales. — The nature of these scales will be understood from their construction. To construct a vernier scale, which shall enable us...Take off now, with the compasses, eleven of these subdi* Euc. bk. vi. prop. 4. i; L visions, set the extent off backwards from the end of the first primary... | |
 | Thomas Baker - Railroads - 1850 - 244 pages
...this scale will be best understood from its construction. — To construct a vernier scale, which will enable us to take off a number to three places of...the right, throughout the whole extent of the scale. Then take off, with the compasses, eleven of these subdivisions, set the extent off backwards, from... | |
 | Sir Henry Edward Landor Thuillier - Surveying - 1851 - 826 pages
...the first. Vernier Scales. — The nature of these scales will be understood from their construction. To construct a vernier scale, which shall enable us...the right throughout the whole extent of the scale. T it 1 T Take off now, with the compasses, eleven of these subdivisions, set the extent off backwards... | |
 | John Fry Heather - Astronomical instruments - 1851 - 208 pages
...the first. Vernier Scales. — The nature of these scales will be understood from their construction. To construct a vernier scale, which shall enable us...divisions into tenths, and number these subdivisions, 1, 3, 8, &c., from the left hand towards the right throughout the whole extent of the scale. Take off... | |
 | Lucius D. Gould - Carpentry - 1853 - 234 pages
...the first. Vernier Scales. — The nature of these scales will be understood from their construction. To construct a vernier scale, which shall enable us...into tenths, and number these subdivisions 1, 2, 3, <fec., from the left hand towards the right throughout the whole extent of the scale. Take off now,... | |
 | W.E. WORTHEN - 1857 - 600 pages
...of some of which descriptions will be given. number these subdivisions 1, 2, 3, from left to right. Take off now with the compasses eleven of these subdivisions, set the extent off backwards from the end of the-first primary division, and it will reach beyond the beginning of this division, or zero point,... | |
 | William Ezra Worthen - Architectural drawing - 1857 - 650 pages
...scale already described. To construct a vernier scale by which a number to three places may be taken, divide all the primary divisions into tenths, and number these subdivisions 1, 2, 3, from left to right. Take off now with the compasses eleven of these subdivisions, set the extent off... | |
 | Thomas Baker (Civil engineer) - 1865 - 278 pages
...this scale will be best understood from its construction. — To construct a vernier scale, which will enable us to take off a number to three places of...into tenths, and number these subdivisions, 1, 2, 3, Sec., from the left hand towards the right, throughout the whole extent of the scale. Then take off,... | |
 | John Fry Heather - Mathematical instruments - 1866 - 228 pages
...the first. Vernier Scales. — The nature of these scales will be understood from their construction. To construct a vernier scale, which shall enable us...into tenths, and number these subdivisions, 1, 2, 3, &o., from the left hand towards the right throughout the whole extent of the scale. Take off now, with... | |
 | John Fry Heather - Mathematical instruments - 1874 - 220 pages
...the first. Vernier Scales. — The nature of these scales will be understood from their construction. To construct a vernier scale, which shall enable us...the right throughout the whole extent of the scale. II T i primary division, and it will -reach beyond the beginning of this division, or zero point, a... | |
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