atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1135arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we use base 60 for time and base 10 for everything else. Why has no one decided to integrate it.atrax@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarewillis936@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAncient Greece also liked highly factorable numbers. Plato called out 5040 being a handy population size for having many factors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5040_(number)
Ancient Greece also liked highly factorable numbers. Plato called out 5040 being a handy population size for having many factors.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5040_(number)