Standards of Length and their Practical Application. A resume covering the methods employed for the production of standard gauges, to insure uniformity and interchangeability in every department of manufactures, including the reports of Professor Wm. A. Rogers; the committee on standards and gauges, American society of mechanical engineers; the committee of the Master car-builders' association; and including also the report of the special committee appointed by the Franklin institute, April, 1864.

Pratt & Whitney Company; BOND, George M. [Meade] (editor) (ca.1820-1902).

Published by Pratt and Whitney Co., 1887., Hartford, Conn.:, 1887

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8vo. [iv], 180 pp. Frontispiece, 28 figures, index. Original full dark maroon blind- and gilt-stamped cloth. Embossed stamp of the Carnegie Institution, Mount Wilson Observatory. Near fine. George Meade Bond, engineer, an authority on standardization of measurements in machine manufacturing and in appliances used in the mechanical arts, designed appliances, including gauges, for standardizing machine manufacture.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Standards of Length and their Practical Application. A resume covering the methods employed for the production of standard gauges, to insure uniformity and interchangeability in every department of manufactures, including the reports of Professor Wm. A. Rogers; the committee on standards and gauges, American society of mechanical engineers; the committee of the Master car-builders' association; and including also the report of the special committee appointed by the Franklin institute, April, ...
• Publisher: Pratt and Whitney Co., 1887., Hartford, Conn.:
• Publication Date: 1887
• Binding: Hardcover