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1953 NACA 1135 Report
Posted by malindenmoyer in
10 Feb 2012 — 12:54pm
10 Feb 2012 — 12:54pm
Interested in figuring out the main serif font (body text/equations) and the sans-serif font (charts at end of document).
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10 Feb 2012 — 12:59pm
That's probably dorkmeister Computer Modern.
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10 Feb 2012 — 1:10pm
I agree its similar, but Computer Modern wasn't released until the 1980's. This document was published in 1953. What about the sans-serif?
11 Feb 2012 — 1:23am
Computer Modern is based on Monotype Modern No 8, but much more lifeless and mechanical. The font used in that NASA document is clearly close to Monotype Modern No 8, but could also be another Monotype Modern variant (many of them were very close).