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Aldus Manutius was laid
to rest with his books
heaped around him as a mark of respect
for what he'd done, which was to print
every major greek classic
in existence, and invent a new
kind of letter type for
his pocket editions. It was the kind of print
that would pack a lot
into a tight space. We call it italic. So now, the world could start
worrying about something it had never
had to worry about before: the small print
to rest with his books
heaped around him as a mark of respect
for what he'd done, which was to print
every major greek classic
in existence, and invent a new
kind of letter type for
his pocket editions. It was the kind of print
that would pack a lot
into a tight space. We call it italic. So now, the world could start
worrying about something it had never
had to worry about before: the small print
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Aldus Manutius was laid
to rest with his books
heaped around him
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as a mark of respect
for what he'd done,
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which was to print
every major greek classic
in existence,
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and invent a new
kind of letter type for
his pocket editions.
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It was the kind of print
that would pack a lot
into a tight space.
00:00:16.214 --> 00:00:17.603
We call it italic.
00:00:17.777 --> 00:00:20.563
So now, the world could start
worrying about something
00:00:20.563 --> 00:00:22.012
it had never
had to worry about before:
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the small print.
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Movie Summary
Follow James Burke through the history of science and technology in this collection of 10 1-hour episodes, starting with "The Trigger Effect."
