Vernier scale

Summary

Vernier scale is a scientific instrument^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of scientific_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vernier scale is credited with the discovery of Pierre Vernier^[3].
• Vernier scale's image is recorded as Vernier scale Direct vernier.gif^[4].
• Vernier scale's instance of is recorded as scientific instrument^[5].
• Pierre Vernier is named after Vernier scale^[6].
• Pedro Nunes is named after Vernier scale^[7].
• Vernier scale's subclass of is recorded as measurement scale^[8].
• Vernier scale's part of is recorded as caliper^[9].
• Vernier scale's Commons category is recorded as Vernier scales^[10].
• Vernier scale's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1631-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Vernier scale's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vgrc^[12].
• Vernier scale's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• Vernier scale's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[14].
• Vernier scale's described by source is recorded as Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language, Second Edition^[15].
• Vernier scale's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• Vernier scale's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Vernier scale's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Vernier scale's different from is recorded as nonius^[19].
• Vernier scale's different from is recorded as Vernier^[20].
• Vernier scale's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/11bc5lc9wv^[21].
• Vernier scale's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19651816^[22].
• Vernier scale's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 69710193^[23].
• Vernier scale's Australian Educational Vocabulary ID is recorded as scot/13664^[24].
• Vernier scale's Lex ID is recorded as nonius^[25].
• Vernier scale's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C69710193^[26].

Body

Geography

Vernier scale's part of is recorded as caliper^[9].

Designation and Status

Vernier scale's instance of is recorded as scientific instrument^[5].

History and Context

Things named after include Pierre Vernier^[6], a mathematician^[27], 1580–1637^[28] and Pedro Nunes^[7], a mathematician^[29], 1492–1577^[30], of Kingdom of Portugal^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32].

Why It Matters

Vernier scale ranks in the top 4% of scientific_instrument entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (443 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]