Large and Small Vernier Calipers

 

Welch micrometer

 

Code Number: 1A20.41

Demo Title: Vernier Calipers - Vernier Scale

Principle: Vernier Scales

Area of Study: Mechanics

Equipment: 

Large and Small Vernier Calipers

Procedure: 

Show and tell on how to use and read a Vernier calipers or Vernier scale.

References:

  • Mike Tomac, "Author’s Response", TPT, Vol. 54, #6, Sept. 2016, p. 325.
  • B. Sharmila, "Iterative Correction to Vernier Procedure", TPT, Vol. 54, #6, Sept. 2016, p. 325.
  • Mike Tomac, Cricket Bidleman, and Dan Brown, "Homemade Wooden Vernier Scales for Use by Blind Students", TPT, Vol. 54, #5, May 2016, p. 285.
  • E. S. Oberhofer, "The Vernier Caliper and Significant Figures", TPT Vol. 23, #8, Nov. 1985, p. 493.
  • Peter Thompson, "A Note on the Vernier Scale", TPT, Vol. 6, #2, Feb. 1968, p. 71.
  • Alistair Kwan, "Vernier Scales and Other Early Devices for Precise Measurement", AJP, Vol. 79, #4, Apr. 2011, p. 368.
  • Queen's Catalogue Vol. I, Catalogue of Mathematics and Engineering, No. A 653, p. 65.