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  2. Traditional point-size names - Wikipedia

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    For example, "agate" and "ruby" used to be a single size "agate ruby" of about 5 points; [2] metal type known as "agate" later ranged from 5 to 5.8 points. The sizes were gradually standardized as described above. [3] Modern Chinese typography uses the following names in general preference to stating the number of points.

  3. Car - Wikipedia

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    A car, or an automobile, is a motor vehicle with wheels.Most definitions of cars state that they run primarily on roads, seat one to eight people, have four wheels, and mainly transport people rather than cargo.

  4. History of the automobile - Wikipedia

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    However, cars with front-wheel drive were made several years earlier in road cars produced by Alvis and Cord as well as in racing cars by Miller (and may have appeared as early as 1897). In the same vein, the independent suspension was initially developed by Amédée Bollée in 1873, but not put in production until the low-volume Mercedes-Benz ...

  5. Metric typographic units - Wikipedia

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    The Didot point was metrically redefined as 1 ⁄ 2660 m (≈ 0.376 mm) [citation needed] in 1879 by Berthold. The advent and success of desktop publishing (DTP) software and word processors for office use, coming mostly from the non-metric United States , side stepped this metrication process in typography.

  6. Point (typography) - Wikipedia

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    In typography, the point is the smallest unit of measure. It is used for measuring font size, leading, and other items on a printed page. The size of the point has varied throughout printing's history. Since the 18th century, the size of a point has been between 0.18 and 0.4 millimeters.

  7. Mercury (automobile) - Wikipedia

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    Mercury was one of the first American full size cars to adopt parallel-action windshield wipers. As with many medium-price brands, the Mercury brand was hit hard by the economy of the late 1950s. While remaining eighth in sales from 1957 to the end of the decade, [ 20 ] [ 21 ] Mercury saw a 60 percent drop in sales in 1958, outranked by Rambler .

  8. Timeline of North American automobiles - Wikipedia

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    Concept cars and submodels are not listed unless they are themselves notable. ... Dodge Dart (Mid-size) (1980–1981) Dodge Mirada (1980–1983) Ford Durango (1981)

  9. Glossary of automotive design - Wikipedia

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    Three-box form Alfa Romeo Giulia (Type 105) sedan/saloon Three-box form A categorization based on overall form design using rough rectangle volumes. In the case of the three-box form, there is a "box" delineating a separate volume from the a-pillar forward, a second box comprising the passenger volume, and third box comprising the trunk area—e.g., a Sedan.