When you measured the distance with gauge blocks, I could not see if you were measuring a chord distance or perpendicular to the fixed side. The two would seem to be differnt. Prior to the 1700s chord distances were often used from a table and were just as reliable as sines.
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At 7:19 near the bottom of the screen, It seems like that flat area should have a Vernier scale.