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Fascinating article. So, it seems that many civilizations used base-20 [1] but why do the Danes stop at 60? Does anyone think it could be related to whyever (st
by guerrilla 6y ago
Fascinating article. So, it seems that many civilizations used base-20 [1] but why do the Danes stop at 60? Does anyone think it could be related to whyever (still undetermined by the evidence) Babylonians used base-60?
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigesimal
- timbit42 6y agoI don't know why 20 was popular but 12 is divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 6, and when multiplied by 5 equals 60, which is divisible by 20, of course. 30 is divisible by 2, 3, 4 and 5 as well, but is not divisible by 20, so 60 was preferred, perhaps.