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    Who is the Greek philosopher that in Continental Europe functions as a measuring unit?

    Question #101071. Asked by flem-ish. (Nov 17 08 3:22 AM)


    deepakmr

    		Plato is a unit to measure sugar content of wort (unfermented liquor used to make beer). In Europe beer is often taxed by degree plato (1 degree plato is sugar content equivalent to 1% sucrose by weight).
    And Plato is the famous Greek Philosopher

    http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictD.html

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato

    Nov 17 08, 4:30 AM

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