Lombardi, M.
(2007),
Why is a minute divided up into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes, and only 24 hours in a day?, Scientific American, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=50491
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Why is a minute divided up into 60 seconds, an hour into 60 minutes, and only 24 hours in a day?
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An overview on the historical origins of the units of time interval, written for the "Ask the Experts" feature in Scientific American.Citation
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clocks, time, time interval, timekeeping
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Created March 3, 2007, Updated January 27, 2020