GZG List archives -- May 2008
Re: [GZG] Shipping sheep
Robert N Bryett said:
>
> There is in fact a unit of angular measurement in which
> there are 400 units in a circle. It is known as the
> "grad": http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Grad_%28angle%29
>
> It's never really taken off, but it has some use in
> surveying.
According to my brother the "Undergrad" carries all the
equipment, while the "Grad" waves his arms and writes stuff
down. Or so it was when he was considering Surveying as a
career.
David :)
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