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Precision engineering : an evolutionary view / Chris Evans.

By: Evans, Chris, 1953-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Bedford : Cranfield Press, 1989Description: xv, 181 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1871315018.Subject(s): Mechanical engineering -- HistoryDDC classification: 621
Contents:
Why Precision? -- Design philosophies and techniques -- Elements of precision -- Circular and linear dividing engines -- Diffraction grating production -- Comparators and length standards -- Diamond tools and single point diamond turning -- Of people and places.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Why Precision? -- Design philosophies and techniques -- Elements of precision -- Circular and linear dividing engines -- Diffraction grating production -- Comparators and length standards -- Diamond tools and single point diamond turning -- Of people and places.