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Handbook of
Typography for the
Mathematical Sciences
STEVEN G. KRANTZ
Handbook of
Typography for the
Mathematical Sciences
CHAPMAN & HALL/CRC Boca Raton London New York Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Krantz, Steven G. (Steven George), 1951Handbook of typography for the mathematical sciences / Steven G. Krantz. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-58488-149-6 (alk. paper) 1. TeX (Computer file) 2 Computerized typesetting. 3. Mathematics printing--Computer programs. I. Title. Z253.4.T47 K65 2000 686.2′25445369--dc21
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To Johann Gutenberg (nee Gens eisch) and Donald E. Knuth.
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