Sunday, 31 March 2013

Babylon Math 60-base

Why Babylon used 60-base for time?

Babylonians need to divide time by 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5.
LCM (2, 3, 4, 5) = 60
=> Time unit = 1/60 min (sec)

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