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A Vernier caliper using the scale invented by Pierre Vernier

Pierre Vernier (19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location) was a French mathematician and instrument inventor. He was the inventor and eponym of the vernier scale used in measuring devices.

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Pierre Vernier

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Pierre Vernier (19 August 1580 at Ornans, Franche-Comté (at that time ruled by the Spanish Habsburgs, now part of France) – 14 September 1637, same location)...

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Vernier scale

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A vernier scale /vərˈniːˈər/ ver-NEE-er) , named after Pierre Vernier, is a visual aid to take an accurate measurement reading between two graduation...

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Vernier

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Look up vernier in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Vernier may refer to: Vernier, Switzerland Vernier (surname) Pierre Vernier, French mathematician...

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Vernier thruster

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vernier calipers (named after Pierre Vernier) which have a primary scale for gross measurements, and a secondary scale for fine measurements. Vernier...

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Calipers

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"graduated in inches and tenths of an inch." The modern vernier caliper was invented by Pierre Vernier, as an improvement of the nonius of Pedro Nunes. Inside...

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Vernier acuity

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Vernier acuity (from the term "vernier scale", named after astronomer Pierre Vernier) is a type of visual acuity – more precisely of hyperacuity – that...

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Vernier throttle

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inventions that bear his name, the Vernier throttle is based on the work of mathematician Pierre Vernier. Vernier throttles are commonly used in aircraft...

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Tendres Cousines

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Laure Dechasnel as Clementine Macha Méril as Agnès, Julien's Mother Pierre Vernier as Julien's father Anne Fontaine as Justine Gaëlle Legrand as Mathilde...

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Le Solitaire

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by Jacques Deray, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Pierre Malo, Michel Beaune and Pierre Vernier. It was the last in a series of commercial action films...

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Ornans

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Ornans bears his name, Rue Pierre Vernier. The historical building, l'Hôtel de Granvelle, now designated 67 and 77 Rue Pierre Vernier, was the birthplace of...

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History of navigation

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during his 1577-1580 circumnavigation, above the 40th parallel. In 1631, Pierre Vernier described his newly invented quadrant that was accurate to one minute...

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List of inventions named after people

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viscometer – Leo Ubbelohde Uzi – Uziel Gal Venn diagram – John Venn Vernier scale – Pierre Vernier Very pistol, Very flare – Edward Wilson Very Vigreux column...

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Under the Sand

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as Jean Drillon Jacques Nolot as Vincent Alexandra Stewart as Amanda Pierre Vernier as Gérard Andrée Tainsy as Suzanne Michel Cordes as Superintendent The...

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Monsieur Klein

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editor Jean Champion as The coroner Étienne Chicot as 1st policeman Pierre Vernier as 2nd policeman Gérard Jugnot as The photographer Isabelle Sadoyan...

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Pedro Nunes

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by Pierre Vernier in 1631, which reduced the nonius to the Vernier scale that includes two scales, one of them fixed and the other movable. Vernier himself...

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1580

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1654) August 2 – Prince Jeongwon, Korean prince (d. 1619) August 19 – Pierre Vernier, French mathematician (d. 1637) September 4 – George Percy, English...

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Weekend at Dunkirk

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Jeanne Jean-Pierre Marielle as a French military chaplain friend of Maillat François Périer as Alexandre Pierre Mondy as Dhéry Pierre Vernier as undertaker...

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List of inventors

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(1856–1913), France – Verneuil process (crystal growth) Pierre Vernier (1580–1637), France – Vernier scale (1631) Lucien Vidi (1805–1866), France – Barograph...

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