Baron Carter wrote in USMA 17198: >Let them have their way. But, on one condition, they must truly believe in >their 12 system and by true belief they will convert to their much loved >duodecimal system.
The Babylonians counted by 60s because it is the smallest number divisable by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. That is why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 60 minutes in a degree, and 360 degrees in a revolution. Hands up everyone who would like to go back to the Babylonian system for everything. Joseph B.Reid 17 Glebe Road West Toronto M5P 1C8 TEL. 416-486-6071
