<P> A Dutch printers manual mentions a tiny difference between French and German Height: </P> <Ul> <Li> 62.027 points Didot = 23.30 millimetres (0.917 in) = English height </Li> <Li> 62.666 points Didot = 23.55 millimetres (0.927 in) = French height </Li> <Li> 62.685 points Didot = 23.56 millimetres (0.928 in) = German height </Li> <Li> 66.047 points Didot = 24.85 millimetres (0.978 in) = Dutch Height </Li> </Ul> <Li> 62.027 points Didot = 23.30 millimetres (0.917 in) = English height </Li> <Li> 62.666 points Didot = 23.55 millimetres (0.927 in) = French height </Li>

When was movable type with individual characters invented