Reason for using Base 60 or 360 for Angles

Babylonian Triangle Table

Research Links

• Wikipedia: Plimpton 322 Tablet
• Forget trigonometry, 'cos Babylonians did it better 3,700 years ago – by counting in base 60!
• Ancient Babylonian use of the Pythagorean Theorem and its Three Dimensions

60 is divisible by 1,2,3,4,5,6  leading to triangle calculations that results in divisions with no remainder.