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From: Colin Fine <C.J.Fine@BRADFORD.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: comments on the batch of lujvo etc. psoted thus far
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lojbab:
+++++++>
 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.
>++++++++

Sumerian, I believe

Colin