The circle will in future have 400 degrees in Germany, instead of 360, as at present, and the right angle 100, instead of 90. This is ordered in a new decree of the German Minister of the Interior.
Degrees will continue to be divided into minutes and seconds, but these will also be arranged on the decimal principle.
Several years will be allowed to elapse before the new geometry is made obligatory, especially for use at sea, but it will be taught in the schools next year.—Daily Telegraph and Morning Post, Nov 1, 1937.