Why do we have 24 hours of 60 minutes and 60 seconds in a way?
Published under Interesting Random Stuff, Introspection Oct 02, 2014I was wondering about this question – how did it come to pass that humans divided an earth’s day into segments of 24 hours, each with 60 minutes and 60 seconds? My initial theory was (and to some degree still is) that some astronomers or wise people thousands of years ago first started with a [...]