Truchet point therefore became equal to {{val/15625|val|83118}}}} mm or about .)

The Fournier point was established by Pierre Simon Fournier in 1737. The system of Fournier was based on a different French foot of about 298 mm. With the usual convention that 1 foot equals 12 inches, 1 inch was divided into 12 lines (lignes) and 1 line was further divided into 6 typographic points (points typographiques). One Fournier point is about 0.0135 English inches.

Fournier printed

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