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== Hammurabi & Babylon == | == Hammurabi & Babylon == | ||
== Achievements & Legacy == | |||
* base 60 numeric system | |||
** 60 minutes | |||
** 360 degrees on a circle | |||
* origins in counting the 3 creases of the fingers w the thumb | |||
** 3 x4= 12 | |||
** then count the number of times to 12 on the left hand = 60 total | |||
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