Monday, February 7, 2011

Why are there 360 degrees in a circle?

There are 360 degrees in a circle maybe because the Christmas Day (December 25th) is in the 360th day in the calendar in a year. And the architects of our modern calendar ensured that we would never forget when the sun begins its journey back to the Equator after the Winter Solstice.
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  1. karenFebruary 7, 2011 at 5:39 PM

    I believe there's 360° in a circle because of what the standard measure was. And in additional research I found out that this came from the Babylonians who used 60 as their base number instead of 10.

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  2. Sheryl DimabuyuFebruary 8, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    karen, ipost mo yan sa sayo. d nya nkita ee. bka wala ka nyan bonus points sa quiz..

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