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Old 05-03-2010, 11:13 AM   #88 (permalink)
gone-ot
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Originally Posted by dcb View Post
Why do you bring up the messopotatoemans Tele?
...first, mia culpa (Latin: my error), it was the Babylonians not the Mesopotamians

...now, my answer -- for three (3) distinct reasons:

1) they're no longer around, ie: extinct.

2) they made base-60 "work" for them, ie: it's doable.

3) I work with number systems and "history-of-numbers" provides understanding and insight, ie: because I can (ha,ha).

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