Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy
Foundations of Mechanical Accuracy by Wayne Mooreby Wayne Moore
Shares rank 13 of 15 reference books by recommenders
Recommended for its section on the evolution of machining since the early 1800s; only one comment covers it, and no criticism was recorded.
Recommended for its section on the evolution of machining since the early 1800s; only one comment covers it, and no criticism was recorded.
2 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 2
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 2 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
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Why people recommend it
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Covers machining history since early 1800s
“it contains a section on the evolution of machining since the early 1800s”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “Albert Michelson's Harmonic Analyzer (2014) [pdf]”
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| Encyclopaedia Britannicaby Jan Morris | 29 | 8 | 78% | 11 | — | Approved |
| 507 Mechanical Movementsby Henry T. Brown | 12 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Ashley Book of Knotsby Clifford Ashley | 8 | 1 | 89% | 4 | — | — |
| World Book Encyclopediaby World Book | 5 | 1 | 83% | 4 | — | — |
| Foundations of Mechanical Accuracyby Wayne MooreThis page | 2 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
1 of the 2 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it contains a section on the evolution of machining since the early 1800s”
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