It is also important because it can measure every small objects. In my opinion, learning how to read a vernier caliper is very important because it is one of the most commonly employed measuring instruments. Importance of Learning to Read the Vernier Caliper The article stated that the fact is that the Romans was not the first who used the calipers instead the earliest caliper were seen in china and it was found within the 'Greek Giglio Wreck' which is wreck italian cost and the ship found the excavating the wreck was dated around the 6th century. I've read so many articles in internet about the history of the vernier caliper that are saying that the Romans were the first who used the calipers but there is an another article that I read catched up my attention because it is different from the other article. It was the name before the vernier scale that developed by Pedro Nunes or in latin name Petrus Nonius, a Portuguese mathematician and cosmographer. The vernier scale was called 'nonius' before in some languages. The vernier calipers today are the most typical use of vernier scales and they were originally developed for angle measuring instruments which is an astronomical quadrants. The secondary scale is more precise because the vernier scale is added and it can be measure up to two decimal places. Then the secondary scale invented in 1631 by Pierre Vernier, a french mathematician. So before it became a vernier caliper it is originated without a vernier scale in China during the Qin dynasty.

The vernier caliper has two main parts which is the main scale the upper part and the vernier scale which is the lower part or the movable part. We will be dealing with the manual because it is more difficult than the digital. There are two major types of vernier caliper, the manual and digital. It is also commonly used in manufacturing for quality control measurements. Vernier caliper is commonly used in navigation, scientific instruments which used to conduct an experiment, for machinists and etc.

Vernier Caliper is precision measuring tool used to measure the length, radius and depth of an object accurately. A pleasant day to all of you steemians ! This day I'll be teaching to you how to read a vernier caliper but before we proceed on that we must know first what is a vernier caliper, the history and origins of a vernier caliper, why is it important to know how to read a vernier caliper, the parts of the vernier caliper and then the last is how to read the vernier caliper.

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