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Digest size is a magazine size, smaller than a conventional or "journal size" magazine, but larger than a standard paperback book, approximately 14 cm × 21 cm (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 8 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches). It is also a 13.65 cm × 21.27 cm (5 + 3 ⁄ 8 by 8 + 3 ⁄ 8 inches) and 14 cm × 19 cm (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 by 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) format, [1] similar to ...
The following table is adapted from the scale of the American Library Association, [1] [9] which uses a basis sheet of 19-by-25-inch (483 by 635 mm) [10] which is, confusingly if not explained by the source, half the text/book stock sheet of 25-by-38-inch (635 by 965 mm), and in which size refers to the dimensions of the cover (trimmed pages ...
The Canadian publisher Black Press publishes newspapers in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta in both tabloid (10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) wide by 14 + 1 ⁄ 2 in (368 mm) deep) and what it calls "tall tab" format, where the latter is 10 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (260 mm) wide by 16 + 1 ⁄ 4 in (413 mm) deep, larger than tabloid but smaller than ...
Thus a full sheet of "royal" paper was 25 × 20 inches, and "royal octavo" was this size folded three times, so as to make eight sheets, and was thus 10 × 6 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches. Royal sizes were used for posters and billboards.
2.426 310 215 (18) × 10 −12 [13] The reduced Compton wavelength of the electron λ C: 3.861 592 6764 (18) × 10 −13 [14] The Compton wavelength (or reduced Compton wavelength) of any fundamental particle λ x: The Bohr radius of the hydrogen atom (Atomic unit of length) a 0: 5.291 772 083 (19) × 10 −11 [13] The reduced wavelength of ...
Octavo metrics compared to the folio and quarto. Octavo, a Latin word meaning "in eighth" or "for the eighth time", [1] (abbreviated 8vo, 8º, or In-8) is a technical term describing the format of a book, which refers to the size of leaves produced from folding a full sheet of paper on which multiple pages of text were printed to form the individual sections (or gatherings) of a book.
2.54 centimeters (1 inch is exactly 2.54 cm) 25.4 millimetres (1 inch is exactly 25.4 mm) 1 / 12 or 0.08333 feet 1 / 36 or 0.2777 yards; 10000 'tenths' [a] 1000 thou [b] or mil [c] 100 points [d] or gries [e] 72 PostScript points [f] 10, [g] [e] 12, [h] or 40 [i] lines; 6 computer picas [j] 3 barleycorns [k] 0.999998 US Survey ...
The alternative Super series, denoted SnR, nR Plus or nR+, has an aspect ratio of 3∶2 (or as close as possible) and thus provides a better fit for standard 135 film (35 mm) at sizes of 8 inches or above. 5R is twice the size of a 2R print, 6R twice the size of a 4R print and S8R twice the size of 6R. 4D/6D is a newer size for most consumer ...