The Archaeologist - 6️⃣0️⃣ The Sumerians and Babylonians used a base-60 count system, which is the reason we divide hours into 60 minutes and minutes into 60 seconds. Base-60 seems an unlikely
Supreme Student Government - Sampaguita H.S. - 𝗗𝗜𝗗 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗞𝗡𝗢𝗪? Ancient Babylonians did math in a base 60 (sexagesimal numeral system) instead of base 10 (decimal numeral system) - that's why we
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Why are there 60 seconds in a minute, why not 70 seconds, who decided that 60 would be the ideal number to use? - Quora
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