![]() ![]() This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Naturally, this is very accurate, largely because of the precision of the technology.įor the Mesopotamians, the system was “good enough”, or “more or less” accurate, and that was all that was required at the time. The important aspect was that this system would work without anyone being there to pace it off for you.įast forward 5,000 years and we now have GPS systems using a base 10 mathematics system. ![]() Then, you had to “pace it off”, stop, turn, as described and head along the correct angle. You needed distance, direction and the correct angle, which is where the mini-universe system would come in handy. The description was also chipped into the stone. The Deeds were placed at the corners, and now you require a “metes and bounds” description to tell you how to walk the lot. That system used up the space efficiently. So, first urbanization and concentration of civilization used rectangles. Round lots would reserved for larger parcels and farms. Rectangular lots worked nicely with no leftovers. However, you can appreciate that the round lots didn’t fit together very well. The actual Deed to the land was cut into stone, and that was placed on the land, sometimes in one of the corners, for rectangular lots, and sometimes in the middle of the circle for round lots. When this all started, the ancient Mesopotamians about 3,000 BCE chipped (etched) this into stone. Perhaps they should have used new names, but the key element was the base 60 mathematics system. The breakdown into further fractions was minutes and seconds. Surveyors would pace out the direction and the space of the lots using dimensions and the mini-universe being the circle comprised of 360 units. ![]() ![]() If you could place yourself in the center of the circle each day (a degree), would give you direction. When measuring land, a similar system was used again with base 60. The earth travelled around the Sun in about 360 days that was the circle, and it was divided initially into four seasons (90 days) and so on. Using a base 10 system, you are quickly into cutting something in half, while using base 60, those potatoes stay intact. Someone wants one-quarter of your produce. Let’s assume that you are a farmer selling potatoes in the market place. Base 10, only divides evenly by 1, 2, and 5. Whether you are building houses or large buildings, furniture, or cooking at home, this system will work. Sixty is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 10, and all the respective parts are equal. Just about everything divides up nicely if you use this system. If you are building things, you need to cut and divide things up evenly, or at least as close as possible, then you are probably going to come up with base 60 mathematics system. ![]()
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