The division of the circle into 360 units originated in the Babylonian astronomy of the last centuries before the Christian era. It had nothing to do with the earlier use of base 60; ______, base 60 was used to divide the degree and the minute into 60 parts. The astronomer Ptolemy followed the Babylonians in this practice.

Which of the following is the BEST fit in the blank?

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