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Babylonian knowledge and science: Babylonian people also progressed in the field of knowledge and science. 

Their descriptions are as follows :

Mathematics: Due to being merchants, Babylonians were interested in more practical science than art. Their calculation was based on decimals and hexadecimal systems. Only three digit marks were used in their numbers. One was for symbol 1, so that the numbers from one to 9 were written. For example : to write 4,1 was written four times. The second sign was for 10 to which 10 A20. A30 was written. The third mark was written for 60, in which 60 A 120A 180 A 240 was written.

Mathematics: Due to being merchants, Babylonians were interested in more practical science than art. Their calculation was based on decimals and hexadecimal systems. Only three digit marks were used in their numbers. One was for symbol 1, so that the numbers from one to 9 were written. For example : to write 4,1 was written four times. The second sign was for 10 to which 10 A20. A30 was written. The third mark was written for 60, in which 60 A 120A 180 A 240 was written.

Astrology : The people of Babylon were most interested in astrology. They considered Jupiter to be Marduk, Mercury as Nebu. Mars as Negerle, Siam as Sin, Sun as Shaan, Saturn and Venus were considered God. But knowing the secrets of the planets or deites was not an easy task. This knowledge was only for the priests. They used to earn much money by this. Astronomy : The people of Babylonia had made amazing progress in astronomy. They could calculate the exact duration of day and night. They could tell the exact time of sunrise and sunset. They divided the year into 12 months. Their six months were of 30 days each and six months were of 29 days each. Thus their year was of 354 days. Every fourth year an uninterrupted month was added to match the sun and moon. The clock cycle was of 12 hours. 60 minutes in hours and 60 seconds in minutes, which is now practiced all over the world. Map art (Cartography): The people of Babylonia made maps of the provinces and cities for the first time. In one of the records from Babylonia dated 1600 B.C., a map of Shasta-Ajla province was found in a square inch.

Medical Science: By the time of Hammurabi, the doctors came into existence as a special class. Surgery had also come into existence. But because of the people’s superstitions, they had much faith in magic and spirits.

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