Points, Picas, Ciceros, Agates?

• TDIDDY

  OK experts! what is the history of these properties of measurements? Which countries actually utilize these systems?

  TDIDDY

  Flag

• brains0

  

  brains 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  • this book can show you the way.brains
  • I have the book +1utopian

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel

• acescence0

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Did…
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pic…)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/His…
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cic…)
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga…)
  

  acescence 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  • stupid QBN getting "smart" with my links. fix that shit already!!!acescence

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel

• TDIDDY0

  Thanks. What's the harm in a universal system?

  TDIDDY 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel

• acescence0

  (add the right paren to the ends of those links to get the proper page)

  acescence 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel

• acescence0

  no harm i suppose, but no one would be able to agree what that system should be!

  acescence 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel

• i_monk0

  Let's go metric!

  i_monk 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  • I concur.Daro

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel

• GreedoLives0

  for a good time, ask any american how many inches are in a mile

  GreedoLives 0Permalink

  UpvoteDownvote

  Dogear

  Flag

  • that's easy to remember 63360acescence

  Show [[ numHiddenNotes ]] more notesAdd Note

  SaveCancel