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minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 days agoyeah ikr but why is the second 1/60 of 1/60 of 1/24 of a day? early people in antiquity could have made it 1/60 of 1/60 of 1/60 instead, or just 1/60 of 1/60. What inspired people to divide the day that way?
minus-squaremabeledo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoIt looks like you could do a quick search and find an answer yourself, instead of making stuff up.
minus-squaregandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days ago first result (https://www.discovermagazine.com/why-1-second-is-1-second-227) does not explain it nope does not seem like i can find it easily and quickly. so, what is the reason?
minus-squaremabeledo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoDidn’t say it would be easy. But just to be clear here, why would I do your job? And is it the alternative that you make things up instead of educating yourself?
yeah ikr but why is the second 1/60 of 1/60 of 1/24 of a day? early people in antiquity could have made it 1/60 of 1/60 of 1/60 instead, or just 1/60 of 1/60. What inspired people to divide the day that way?
It looks like you could do a quick search and find an answer yourself, instead of making stuff up.
first result (https://www.discovermagazine.com/why-1-second-is-1-second-227) does not explain it
nope does not seem like i can find it easily and quickly. so, what is the reason?
Didn’t say it would be easy.
But just to be clear here, why would I do your job? And is it the alternative that you make things up instead of educating yourself?