Definition:Mars/Historical Note
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Historical Note on Mars
The orbital period of Mars was measured by the ancient Babylonians as:
- $12,59;57,17$ days
as represented using the Babylonian number system.
This is seen to represent the number in decimal notation as approximately:
- $779 \cdotp 955$ days
The modern figure is $779 \cdotp 936$ days
Sources
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $1$: Tokens, Tallies and Tablets: Symbols for small numbers