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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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