Question 901: Men of those Years

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The Babylonians were expert Astronomers. Of the many things that we owe to them, this system is used to measure a physical quantity worldwide. It remains the most used system even though its base is not standard. The system traces its roots to Babylonian mathematics, which is to the base 60. Identify the physical quantity which the system measures.

Answer: Time. The units of time 60s to a minute, 60 min to an hour are based on the Number system of Babylonians, which was to the base 60.