Why There Are 60 Seconds In A Minute?

Have you people ever wondered why there are 60 seconds in a minute? Why not 50, 100, 200 or any other number? In this post I am going to tell you people about the mystery behind 60 seconds in a minute.

There is a number system known as sexagesimal system. This number system have base 60 or counting in 60s. Babylonians used this number system which leads to the division of 1 hour into 60 seconds and division of 1 minute into 60 seconds. Babylonians inherited this number system from Sumerians who were using this number system about 3500 BC.