Alfred Watkins on paper sizes

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baza B
baza Dec 7, 2008 02:58:00
Replying to Deepinder Cheema

Deepinder Cheema wrote:
The A Din classification that we have currently was proposed by the Leyline man -
Hmm, an interesting anecdote; however, it doesn't seem to stand up, in its entirety, on investigation.

The DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) system of paper sizing was adopted, in Germany, in 1922. Perhaps Watkins proposed that we applied the same system, as we eventually did, in the UK.

F FourWinds
FourWinds Dec 7, 2008 07:55:39
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baza wrote:
The DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung) system of paper sizing was adopted, in Germany, in 1922. Perhaps Watkins proposed that we applied the same system, as we eventually did, in the UK.
Or it's one of those instances where someone comes up with the same idea independently. Either is possible, but it's clear that Watkins wasn't the first to realise that this proportion was so useful.