I don’t know Keffpie, and I’m no expert… but I’m guessing that his point was that having 12 hours/24 hours per day, and having (about) 360 days per year, allows is to divide up the day into smaller equal chunks than a 10 hour day would. 24 can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24. 20 can be divided only by 1, 5, 10, and 20. Ditto with 10 months. (Which the Republic didn’t have. They kept the 12 months, but renamed them.)
rheller2000 t1_irmtiz2 wrote
Reply to comment by insite in TIL French used 10h day instead of 24h between 1793 - 1805 during era called "decimalisation" by NightKnight_CZ
I don’t know Keffpie, and I’m no expert… but I’m guessing that his point was that having 12 hours/24 hours per day, and having (about) 360 days per year, allows is to divide up the day into smaller equal chunks than a 10 hour day would. 24 can be divided by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24. 20 can be divided only by 1, 5, 10, and 20. Ditto with 10 months. (Which the Republic didn’t have. They kept the 12 months, but renamed them.)