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Two types of measurement systems are distinguished historically. The combination of the duodecimal system base 12 and the base 10 system leads naturally to a base 60 system. Universal history, from the creation of the world to the beginning of. Measurement system the metric system of measurement. Moreover, duodecimal systems have their remnants even today where we count some commodities such as eggs by the dozen. Long ago, the idea of a universal measuring system didnt exist. Throughout history, countless systems of measurement have been devised and then.
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