Not at all
by ndtnguy (2022-11-28 19:07:20)

In reply to: A rod or a chain are even more arbitrary  posted by fontoknow


Rods and chains weren't arbitrary, they were derived from actual tools used by surveyors to measure property. They were the opposite of arbitrary; they were organic.

What they were was cumbersome, which was a different, though real, problem.


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