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diff --git a/dygraph-tickers.js b/dygraph-tickers.js
index b340626..6ad3102 100644
--- a/dygraph-tickers.js
+++ b/dygraph-tickers.js
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
  *   middle of the years.
  */
 
-/*jshint globalstrict: true */
+/*jshint globalstrict:true, sub:true */
 /*global Dygraph:false */
 "use strict";
 
 /** @typedef {Array.<{v:number, label:string, label_v:(string|undefined)}>} */
-Dygraph.TickList;
+Dygraph.TickList = undefined;  // the ' = undefined' keeps jshint happy.
 
 /** @typedef {function(
  *    number,
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ Dygraph.TickList;
  *    Array.<number>=
  *  ): Dygraph.TickList}
  */
-Dygraph.Ticker;
-
+Dygraph.Ticker = undefined;  // the ' = undefined' keeps jshint happy.
 
 /** @type {Dygraph.Ticker} */
 Dygraph.numericLinearTicks = function(a, b, pixels, opts, dygraph, vals) {
@@ -155,30 +154,40 @@ Dygraph.numericTicks = function(a, b, pixels, opts, dygraph, vals) {
       // The first spacing greater than pixelsPerYLabel is what we use.
       // TODO(danvk): version that works on a log scale.
       var kmg2 = opts("labelsKMG2");
-      var mults;
+      var mults, base;
       if (kmg2) {
-        mults = [1, 2, 4, 8];
+        mults = [1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256];
+        base = 16;
       } else {
-        mults = [1, 2, 5];
+        mults = [1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100];
+        base = 10;
       }
-      var scale, low_val, high_val;
-      for (i = -10; i < 50; i++) {
-        var base_scale;
-        if (kmg2) {
-          base_scale = pow(16, i);
-        } else {
-          base_scale = pow(10, i);
-        }
-        var spacing = 0;
-        for (j = 0; j < mults.length; j++) {
-          scale = base_scale * mults[j];
-          low_val = Math.floor(a / scale) * scale;
-          high_val = Math.ceil(b / scale) * scale;
-          nTicks = Math.abs(high_val - low_val) / scale;
-          spacing = pixels / nTicks;
-          // wish I could break out of both loops at once...
-          if (spacing > pixels_per_tick) break;
-        }
+
+      // Get the maximum number of permitted ticks based on the
+      // graph's pixel size and pixels_per_tick setting.
+      var max_ticks = Math.ceil(pixels / pixels_per_tick);
+
+      // Now calculate the data unit equivalent of this tick spacing.
+      // Use abs() since graphs may have a reversed Y axis.
+      var units_per_tick = Math.abs(b - a) / max_ticks;
+
+      // Based on this, get a starting scale which is the largest
+      // integer power of the chosen base (10 or 16) that still remains
+      // below the requested pixels_per_tick spacing.
+      var base_power = Math.floor(Math.log(units_per_tick) / Math.log(base));
+      var base_scale = Math.pow(base, base_power);
+
+      // Now try multiples of the starting scale until we find one
+      // that results in tick marks spaced sufficiently far apart.
+      // The "mults" array should cover the range 1 .. base^2 to
+      // adjust for rounding and edge effects.
+      var scale, low_val, high_val, spacing;
+      for (j = 0; j < mults.length; j++) {
+        scale = base_scale * mults[j];
+        low_val = Math.floor(a / scale) * scale;
+        high_val = Math.ceil(b / scale) * scale;
+        nTicks = Math.abs(high_val - low_val) / scale;
+        spacing = pixels / nTicks;
         if (spacing > pixels_per_tick) break;
       }