Concerning the 24 hour day: 24 as a number has the advantage of being
evenly divisible by the integers 12, 8, 6, 4, 3, and 2, not to mention 1.
Ben
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| Ben de Mayo, Ph.D. http://www.westga.edu/physics/bdemayo.html |
| Professor of Physics Internet: bdemayo@westga.edu |
| State Univ. of West Georgia (770) 836-4317 Fax -4695 |
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