development of modern measuring instruments. In the past, a common time measuring instrument was the sundial. Today, the usual measuring instruments for time...
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Ltd., formerly known as Nova Measuring Instruments, is a publicly traded company, headquartered in Israel, a provider of metrology devices for advanced...
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Below is the list of measuring instruments used in electrical and electronic work. E-meter List of power engineering measuring equipment...
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Instrumentation (redirect from Measuring Instruments)
collective term for measuring instruments, used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities. It is also a field of study about the art...
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coordinate-measuring machine (CMM) is a device that measures the geometry of physical objects by sensing discrete points on the surface of the object...
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An astronomical instrument is a device for observing, measuring or recording astronomical data. They are used in the scientific field of astronomy, a natural...
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(surveying) Universal instrument (surveying) Astronomical instrument Measurement instrument Lewis, M. J. T. (2001-04-23). Surveying Instruments of Greece and Rome...
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Below is the list of measuring instruments used in power engineering work. E-meter...
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A potentiometer is an instrument for measuring voltage or 'potential difference' by comparison of an unknown voltage with a known reference voltage. If...
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following instruments: Thermometer for measuring air and sea surface temperature Barometer for measuring atmospheric pressure Hygrometer for measuring humidity...
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earthquakes that occurred before the development of modern measuring instruments. Although there is mention of an earthquake in Yamato in what is now Nara Prefecture...
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units of measurement List of obsolete units of measurement List of measuring instruments List of nautical units of measurement List of scientific units named...
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This is a list of Stradivarius string instruments made by members of the house of Antonio Stradivari. This list has 282 entries. Detail of Ole Bull Stradivarius...
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Electroscope (category Measuring instruments)
called an electrometer. The electroscope was the first electrical measuring instrument. The first electroscope was a pivoted needle (called the versorium)...
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Cylindrical coordinate measuring machine or CCMM, is a special variation of a standard coordinate measuring machine (CMM) which incorporates a moving table...
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relation to the measurements on the side of the instrument. Large frame-based instruments used for measuring angular distances between astronomical objects...
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A vehicle instrument is an instrument that measures some parameters in the vehicle, often found on its control panel or dashboard. Speedometer Tachometer...
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history of navigation instruments. List of astronomical instruments Octant (plane geometry) Newton, Isaac (October–November 1742). "A true Copy of a Paper...
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Jantar Mantar, New Delhi (category Monuments of National Importance in Delhi)
eye. It is one of five Jantar Mantar in India. "Jantar Mantar" means "instruments for measuring the harmony of the heavens". It consists of 13 architectural...
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measure with a touch probe, a UMM aligns a spindle (4th axis) with a part geometry using a continuous scanning probe. Originally, universal measuring...
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largely of the production of specialist chemicals, health and pharmaceutical goods, scientific and precision measuring instruments and musical instruments. The...
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A mural instrument is an angle measuring instrument mounted on or built into a wall. For astronomical purposes, these walls were oriented so they lie...
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Marine sandglass (category Measuring instruments)
measure the boat speed through the water in knots. Although vital to maritime navigation, marine sandglasses were not accurate measuring instruments for...
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Position sensor (category Measuring instruments)
encoder or cable position transducer) Ultrasonic sensor List of length, distance, or range measuring devices Positioning system David S. Nyce: Linear Position...
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Planimeter (category Measuring instruments)
platometer, is a measuring instrument used to determine the area of an arbitrary two-dimensional shape. There are several kinds of planimeters, but all...
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Romer arm (category Measuring instruments)
problem of how to measure large objects such as airplanes and car bodies without moving them to a dedicated measuring laboratory. A coordinate measuring machine...
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This is a complete list of all 2,071 statutory instruments published in the United Kingdom in the year 1996. Insurance Companies (Pension Business)(Transitional...
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musical instrument. A person who plays a musical instrument is known as an instrumentalist. The history of musical instruments dates to the beginnings of human...
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Mitutoyo (category Instrument-making corporations)
Mitsutoyo) is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in measuring instruments and metrological technology, headquartered at Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki...
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an instrument that measures humidity: that is, how much water vapor is present. Humidity measurement instruments usually rely on measurements of some...
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