No, you have not any knowledge about spherometer. In spherometer also, similar to other measuring instruments zero error should be considered every time; in order to achieve accurate value.
Zero error is not considered in the spherometer because the reading is measured by obtaining the difference between initial reading and final reading
So, it is already accurate
when the three outer legs tilt or doesnt stand still,it's called backlash error in spherometer...
The reason a spherometer is called a spherometer is because it measures the radius of a sphere.
The reason a spherometer is called a spherometer is because it measures the radius of a sphere.
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spherometer is an instrument used to measure the curvature of a sphere
A spherometer is an instrument for the precise measurement of the radius of a sphere. The spherometer directly measures a sagittal. Since the spherometer is essentially a type of micrometer, it measures very small things like millimeters.
we can find the zero error by closing the jaw of screw guage if the zero of main scale(MS) is concide with the zero of circular scale (CS) there is no zero error and if they are not concide there is a zero error in screw guage .
The difference between screw gauge and spherometer is that spherometer can measure the dimensions of spherical surfaces but screw gauge cannot
The zero error of vernier calliper is defined as :-The zero error is equal to the distance between the zero of the main scale and the zero of the vernier scale.
if the zero of vernier scale lies on the right side of the zero of the main scale , then error is known as a positive error .
because to determine the radius of curvatureof a given spherica surface by spherometer
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