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From the Vault: Where do numbers come from?

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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The Use of Decimal Systems for Timekeeping

The chinese civilization boastedosome early numerical advancement as well, including the use of a decimal system as early as the millennium. A france started using a decimal a time system in 17 92, but it only lasted 17 months. There was another failed attempt in 18 97 to essentially do the same thing, and the it ended up sticking with the 60. The french model anyway, each composed of a hundred decimal minutes, and each of those containing a hundred decimal seconds. So in this situation, noon is at five. E, but a hundred, i love that - so it can be like eight, 97 is the time. Ye a.

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