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Bruce Herman (Guest)
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Apr-10-01, 06:02 PM (EST) |
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2. "RE: Why 360 degrees?"
In response to message #1
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Beside using base 60, the Babylonians used a calendar that had 360 days for a year. As the Earth takes a year to make a revolution (circle) around the sun, 360 degrees was used for a circle. |
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