Subject: Why are there 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day ?
Date: Thu Feb 26 07:15:53 1998
Posted by John Temple
Grade level: nonaligned
School: No school entered.
City: Liverpool State/Province: Merseyside
Country: United Kingdom
Area of science: Science History
ID: 888498953.Sh
Message:
Where did the definitions of hours, minutes etc come from and how long have they been in use ?
Re: Why are there 60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day ?
Current Queue |
Current Queue for Science History |
Science History archives
Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Science History.
MadSci Home
MadSci Home | Information |
Search |
Random Knowledge Generator |
MadSci Archives |
Mad Library | MAD Labs |
MAD FAQs |
Ask a ? |
Join Us! |
Help Support MadSci
MadSci Network,
webadmin@www.madsci.org
© 1995-1998. All rights reserved.