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Typo: A Monthly Newspaper and Literary Review, Volume 1

Bruce's Standard.—Geometrical Progression

Bruce's Standard.—Geometrical Progression.

The following standard for the bodies of type originated by George Bruce, in the year 1822, has been found very satisfactory. It disturbs but trivially the sizes which are most used, while it fixes the body of every size in exact and correct proportion with the other sizes. This standard is based on the system of geometrical progression, doubling at every seventh size in any part of the series. Each size is, therefore, 12·2462+ per cent. larger than the size immediately above it, as shown in the following columns:

(a)Size in decimals of a linear inch.
(b)Body larger than that preceding it, in decimals of a linear inch.
(c)Ems and decimals of an em in a linear foot.
(d)Ems and decimals of an em in a square foot.
(a) (b)* (c) (d)
Diamond ·0595+ 201·587+ 40,637·46+
Pearl ·0668+ ·0072+ 179·593+ 82,253·97+
Agate ·075 ·0081 160· 25,600·
Nonpareil ·0841+ ·0091 142·543+ 20,318·73+
Minion ·0994+ ·0103 126·992+ 16,126·98+
Brevier ·1060+ ·0115 113·137+ 12,800·
Bourgeois ·1190+ ·0129 100·793+ 10,159·36+
Long Primer ·1336+ ·0145 89·796+ 8,063·49+
Small Pica ·15 ·0163 80· 6,400·
Pica ·1683+ ·0183 71·271+ 5,079·68+
English ·1889+ ·0206 63·496+ 4,031·74+
Columbian ·2121+ ·0231 56·568+ 3,200·
Great Primer ·2381+ ·0259 50·396+ 2,539·84+
Paragon ·2672+ ·0291 44·898+ 2,015·87+
Double Small Pica ·3 ·0327 40· 1,600·
Double Pica ·3367+ ·0367 35·635+ 1,269·92+
Double English ·3779+ ·0412 31·748+ 1,007·93+
Double Columbian ·4242+ ·0462 28·284+ 800·
Double Great Primer ·4762+ ·0519 25·198+ 634·96+
Double Paragon ·5345+ ·0583 22·449+ 503·96+
Meridian ·6 ·0654 20· 400·
Canon ·6734+ ·0734 17·817+ 317·48+