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You’re both wrong. It was designed by a mathematician, for use in printing mathematical books.
by leephillips 5y ago
You’re both wrong. It was designed by a mathematician, for use in printing mathematical books.
- SeanLuke 5y agoComputer Modern is largely a copy of Monotype Modern, which dates from 1896. Monotype Modern was, I assure you, not designed by a mathematician nor was designed for use in printing math books. However many math books had lately been printed using typefaces similar to Modern, and Knuth liked how it looked.