Where did 360 degrees came from? Why is it 360 and not another number?

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Where did 360 degrees came from? Why is it 360 and not another number?

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We don’t really know why but there are a few theories. It’s thought that Greeks made isosceles triangle at 60 so they had to make it 360 or the Babylonian’s choice it because it’s a nice round number with 24 whole number it can divide into

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