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minus-squareSagifurius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 years agoThese numbers all come from people who preferred 12 and 60 as their working base numbers, not 10. A lot of it becomes really elegant once you understand that.
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-22 years agoDid they use duodecimal or sexagesimal numeral systems? 66 feet does not match that, also its 1 chain * 10 chains.
minus-squareironeagl@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoand 10 chains = 1 furlong = 1/8 mile
minus-squareSagifurius@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·2 years agoYa if you know that, you know what I’m talking about and just want to argue.
minus-squareBuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 years agoI do think a duodecimal system is elegant, I don’t see it being used with these numbers. edit: ok, 660/12=55
These numbers all come from people who preferred 12 and 60 as their working base numbers, not 10. A lot of it becomes really elegant once you understand that.
Did they use duodecimal or sexagesimal numeral systems?
66 feet does not match that, also its 1 chain * 10 chains.
and 10 chains = 1 furlong = 1/8 mile
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Ya if you know that, you know what I’m talking about and just want to argue.
I do think a duodecimal system is elegant, I don’t see it being used with these numbers.
edit: ok, 660/12=55