The Babylonian Unit of Time

@article{Stephenson1994TheBU,
  title={The Babylonian Unit of Time},
  author={Francis Richard Stephenson and Louay J. Fatoohi},
  journal={Journal for the History of Astronomy},
  year={1994},
  volume={25},
  pages={110 - 99}
}
L'article decrit l'historique de l'unite de temps antique, le degre, devenue aujourd'hui la minute 
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