Today I learned on Nostr: TIL the Babylonians used base 60 instead of base 10 for their mathematical ...

TIL the Babylonians used base 60 instead of base 10 for their mathematical calculations. This is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylonian_cuneiform_numerals
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