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Why A4? – The Mathematical Beauty of Paper Size
> based on an incorrect 17th C estimation of the circumfrence of the earth
Incorrect? It's pretty bloody close for 1793 — The error is less than 0.02% !
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Incorrect? It's pretty bloody close for 1793 — The error is less than 0.02% !