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Re: comments on the batch of lujvo etc. psoted thus far



lojbab:
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 Since degrees are a "local" i.e. non-metric angle measurement, it might
be worthwhile finding out what culture (Greek, Latin, Arabic?) first
assigned the division of a circle into 360 units, then call it xelso
radno, or whichever.  That would fit the pattern thus far used for local
units.
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Sumerian, I believe

Colin