Was there? I'm new to the esoteric history space.
I read they tried to keep the base 60 number (handy because it has so many nice factors (2,3,4,5) ) hidden from plebs back in the day, for fear it would enlighten the masses about the magic abilities of the priest class, simply by opening their minds up to these types of classified calculations
I think you might enjoy looking up Simon Stevin (mathematician) in regard to the decimal system.
Interesting. Wouldn't have thought there was a ton on him out there, based on reading wiki quickly. Some cool things listed.
Oh wow, he predates Weirstrauss and Dedekind for construction of reals... 200 years earlier!
Banking needed base 10 😁
Why might that be?
I can't find my notes right now. There's some connection between the people who've commissioned some of his works and the Bank of England, if I'm not mistaken. I've read some of his books a few years ago. If it's important, it will come back to me.
Oh I see a reference to his book of compound interest tables and present value calculations (1582) was previously unpublished by bankers. Consistent with theme that elite kept knowledge away from masses in order to exploit advantage. Huh, sure am glad don't have to worry about that in these modern open information times 😅
Yes, that's the one.
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