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2. Letter (paper size) - Wikipedia

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   The precise origins of the dimensions of US letter-size paper (8.5 × 11 in) are not known. The American Forest & Paper Association says that the standard US dimensions have their origin in the days of manual papermaking, the 11-inch length of the standard paper being about a quarter of "the average maximum stretch of an experienced vatman's arms". [2]

3. Byzantine calendar - Wikipedia

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   The Byzantine calendar, also called the Roman calendar, ... [note 11] It was only in AD ... the moon will have advanced (5 x (13.2 - 1)) = 5 x 12.2 = about 61° ahead ...

4. Paper size - Wikipedia

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   There are 11 sizes in the A series, designated A0–A10, all of which have an aspect ratio of = …, where a is the long side and b is the short side. Since A series sizes share the same aspect ratio ( 2 ) , {\displaystyle ({\sqrt {2}}),} they can be scaled to other A series sizes without being distorted, and two sheets can be reduced to fit on ...

5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers - Wikipedia

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   A date can be given in any appropriate calendar, as long as it is (at the minimum) given in the Julian calendar or the Gregorian calendar or both, as described below. For example, an article on the early history of Islam may give dates in both Islamic and Julian calendars. Where a calendar other than the Julian or Gregorian is used, the article ...

6. iCalendar - Wikipedia

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   iCalendar components and their properties. iCalendar was created in 1998 [3] by the Calendaring and Scheduling Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force, chaired by Anik Ganguly of Open Text Corporation, and was authored by Frank Dawson of Lotus Development Corporation and Derik Stenerson of Microsoft Corporation. iCalendar data files are plain text files with the extension.ics or ...

7. Roman numerals - Wikipedia

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   Scribal abbreviation, an x with a slash through it. Likewise, IX̷ represented 8.5 11 O: Presumed abbreviation of onze, French for 11. 40 F: Presumed abbreviation of English forty. 70 S: Also could stand for 7, with the same derivation. 80 R: 90 N: Presumed abbreviation of nonaginta, Latin for 90. (Ambiguous with N for "nothing" (nihil)). 150 Y