[nitrogen]

I went down a rabbit hole of videos last yearish about the origins of precision (that should be a searchable phrase to get started).

[cartoonfoxes]

Go find a PDF of "Fundamentals of Mechanical Accuracy" by Wayne R. Moore, if you haven't already seen it. That book, along with George Daniels text "Watchmaking" are some of the top inspiring works on the mechanical arts in my collection.