Why are there 60 seconds in a minute, why not 70 seconds, who decided that 60 would be the ideal number to use? - Quora
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
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TIL ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 and not base 10, giving us 60 seconds in a minute, 360 degrees in a circle, etc. : r/todayilearned
Why do we use 60 as a base for minutes and seconds, why not 10, 100 or 1000 like with other measurements? - Quora
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