ORIGIN OF PRECISION

I found it instructive to see this documentary about the history of precision,

instruments, and measurement methods. I learnt that each and every measuring device, is
traced back to the surface plate which helps in developing the uniqueness of each tool and
it comes to my knowledge that they are two types of surface plate: 1. Cast Iron and 2.
Granite surface plate. It gives the horizontal reference point for the measurement.
The unit of measurement used in the history often found in nature i.e human body
and barely corn used for measuring, then the metre units is used for measuring. I found the
detailed history of measurement (https://msc-conf.com/history-of-metrology/), how the
measuring standard started till the standardisation of the metric system through out the
world with the help of bar B27 which give dimensional stability.
The gauge block was invented by inventor Carl Edvard Johansson, the block also
called as Jo blocks. The blocks give high precision measurement for gauges to be measured.
It is found that, it detects error at 125 millionth of inch and contains total of 81 blocks of
different sizes and hundreds of thousand combination is possible, which can be joined
together by the process called wringing, due the very little dimensional uncertainty. The
main purpose of Jo blocks is for calibration of instruments in length standardization.
Different types of Measurement:
In a google search, the different units in the history
(https://mtiinstruments.com/knowledge-center/history-of-measurements/), its shows how
people measured in ancient days.
In this current day, all measurement machines are highly accurately calibrated and
totally computerised. As a result, the measurement equipment has excellent precision.