The first column contains the diameters in inches of the proposal of 1841; the second those of the proposal of 1857.
1841 | 1857 | pitch |
---|---|---|
— | 0.100 | 48 |
— | 0.125 | 40 |
— | 0.150 | 32 |
— | 0.175 | 24 |
— | 0.200 | 24 |
— | 0.225 | 24 |
¼ | 0.250 | 20 |
— | 0.275 | 20 |
5/16 | 0.300 | 18 |
— | 0.325 | 18 |
— | 0.350 | 18 |
⅜ | 0.375 | 16 |
— | 0.400 | 16 |
— | 0.425 | 14 |
7/16 | 0.450 | 14 |
— | 0.475 | 14 |
½ | 0.500 | 12 |
— | 0.525 | 12 |
— | 0.550 | 12 |
— | 0.575 | 12 |
— | 0.600 | 12 |
⅝ | 0.625 | 11 |
— | 0.650 | 11 |
— | 0.675 | 11 |
— | 0.700 | 11 |
¾ | 0.750 | 10 |
— | 0.800 | 10 |
⅞ | 0.875 | 9 |
— | 0.900 | 9 |
1 | 1.000 | 8 |
1⅛ | ||
1¼ | 7 | |
1⅜ | 6 | |
1½ | 6 | |
1⅝ | 5 | |
1¾ | 5 | |
1⅞ | 4½ | |
2 | 4½ | |
2¼ | 4 | |
2½ | 4 | |
2¾ | 3½ | |
3 | 3½ | |
3¼ | 3¼ | |
3½ | 3¼ | |
3¾ | 3 | |
4 | 3 | |
4¼ | 2⅞ | |
4½ | 2⅞ | |
4¾ | 2¾ | |
5 | 2¾ | |
5¼ | 2⅝ | |
5½ | 2⅝ | |
5¾ | 2½ | |
6 | 2½ |
Institution of Civil Engineers.
Minutes of Proceedings, Session 1841.
London: The Institution, 1841.
Page 159.
F. Reuleaux.
The Constructor. A Handbook of Machine Design.
Henry Harrison Suplee, translator.
New York: The Engineering Magazine, 1906.
Page 51.
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