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THE career of Sir Joseph Whitworth, one of the greatest engineers of his time, is especially interesting, since he was the first man to grapple successfully with the problem of obtaining precision of workmanship and the standardisation of screw threads.
The Whitworth Book.
Prepared by the Whitworth Society (an Association of Whitworth Scholars, Exhibitioners, and Prizemen). Honorary Editor, Prof. David Allan Low. Pp. vii + 316. (London: Longmans, Green and Co., Ltd., 1926.) 10s. 6d. net.
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C., E. The Whitworth Book . Nature 119, 776 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119776a0
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