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If I remember my reading of A History of Mathematics well enough, they very much were into base 60 (sexagesimal) because of the numerous divisors (1/2/3/4/5/6/1
by snoman 12y ago
If I remember my reading of A History of Mathematics well enough, they very much were into base 60 (sexagesimal) because of the numerous divisors (1/2/3/4/5/6/10/12/15/20/30/60).
- kps 12y ago60 is a superior highly composite number¹. 12 (inches) and 360 (degrees) are also superior highly composite. ¹ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_highly_composite_number http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superior_highly_composite_numbe...