diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
index a9d3269..5a8fe6c 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
@@ -571,7 +571,7 @@
             if (value.Contains("pt"))
                 return Double.Parse(value.Replace("pt", String.Empty), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
 
-            return Double.Parse(value.Replace("in", String.Empty), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) / 72;
+            return Double.Parse(value.Replace("in", String.Empty), CultureInfo.InvariantCulture) * 72;
         }