A discussion of the number system used by the ancient Babylonians. Examples are provided for various mathematical operations based on the number 60 (our number system is based on the number ten).

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base sixty numbers, cuneiform math, history of number systems, babylonian math tables, babylonian numbers, mesopotamia math, university of virginia: counting in babylon, math in mesopotamia, mathematics

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