Convert inch (survey) to point (DTP or PostScript)
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Definition and details for inch (survey):
U.S. survey inch was defined on April 5, 1893 by Thomas Corwin Mendenhall, as a unit of length equal to 1/39.37 meters exactly.
Definition and details for point (DTP or PostScript):
DTP point (pt) is the desktop publishing point used by typographers and printers. It is defined to be equal to 1/72 of the Anglo-Saxon compromise inch of 1959 (25.4 mm), which is approximately 0.0139 inch or 352.8 micrometers. DTP point is sometimes called PostScript point also.