Saturday, August 23, 2014

Numbers and Measurement



List the important discoveries in numbers and measurement in Sumerian:

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  1. Sumerians discovered basic arithmetic and multiplication. They were the first to divide and hour into 60 minutes, a minute into 60 seconds and a circle in 360 degrees.

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  2. They were the first of people to make the hour 60 minutes, and turn minutes into 60 seconds, and also discovered a full circle to 360 degrees. Among these they also produced how to configure the length of the hypotenuse of the right triangle as well as calculating area for a rectangle. Lastly, they made a big discovery in finding out that it takes 365 days to complete a year based on seasons and by how fast the stars and moon moved around the sun.

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  3. The Sumerians were the first to discover simple math, specifically multiplication, dividing time, and a circle in 360 degrees.

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  4. 360 degrees in circle

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