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Old 02-22-2011, 08:17 AM   #3
octopus
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Originally Posted by rkomar View Post
Interesting. Most physical science journals are two-column, but I would guess that is because they use such small fonts when printing. It gets hard to follow long lines of text otherwise. Why don't the math journals have the same problem?
Wide margins! At least in pure maths, the paper size is often close to A5 (octavo, maybe), and with generous margins and font size, there is certainly no room for two columns (there are certainly exceptions, though, but I have never read a two-column paper). Well adapted to e-readers! I guess we have less to say than others..
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