Why are there 360 degree in a Circle?!
· A degree is a fraction of circle and there are 360 degrees in each of the imaginary circles that describe the surface of the earth. · The number 360 in this context usually is attributed to the Babylonians ( Babylonia was an ancient Akkadian -speaking state and cultural area based in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq ).) , who devised a base 60 number system. ( Our modern system is base 10). · They probably were the first to divide a circle into 360 degrees ( 6 x 60 ). · Some historians think that the base 60 system derives from the approximate length in days of a calendar year, but others claim that the Babylonians probably chose 60 because it its divisible (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, and 30)...