What is a vernier scale?
What is a vernier scale? |
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Named after the mathematician who invented it, Frenchman Pierre Vernier (not pictured), the vernier scale is a scale used to determine more accurate measurements (be they distances or angles). | |||
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It determines measurements in between those marked on “primary scales”. | |||
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For angles, the “primary scale” is in degrees, whilst the vernier scale measures in “minutes”. | |||
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One minute is equal to 1/60th of a single degree. | |||
