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	<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).		<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).

	Prof. Rowlett has a [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ unit dictionary], where he has several interesting things to say about units of time see for example:		Prof. Rowlett has a [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ unit dictionary], where he has several interesting things to say about units of time see for example:
	*the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictS.html#second second]		*the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictS.html#second second]
	*the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictM.html#minute minute] = 60 seconds		*the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictM.html#minute minute] = 60 seconds
	*the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictH.html#hour hour] = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds		*the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictH.html#hour hour] = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds
	*the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictD.html#day solar day], and the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#sidereal sidereal day]. The solar day = 24 hours = 1440 minutes = 86400 seconds		*the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictD.html#day solar day], and the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#sidereal sidereal day]. The solar day = 24 hours = 1440 minutes = 86400 seconds
	the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictY.html#year year] = 31,500,000 seconds (roughly pi 10 million if you need an easy conversion)		the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictY.html#year year] = 31,500,000 seconds (roughly pi 10 million if you need an easy conversion)
	*the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictC.html#century century] = 100 years		*the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictC.html#century century] = 100 years
	*the [~~http~~://www.~~unc~~.~~edu/~rowlett~~/units/dictM.html#millennium millennium] = 1000 years		*the [https://www.ibiblio.org/units/dictM.html#millennium millennium] = 1000 years

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	<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).		<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).

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	<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] unit of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).		<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] [[units\|unit]] of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).

	Prof. Rowlett has a [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ unit dictionary], where he has several interesting things to say about units of time see for example:		Prof. Rowlett has a [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ unit dictionary], where he has several interesting things to say about units of time see for example:

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<onlyinclude>The second is the [[SI]] unit of time. Its name comes from being the "second" division of the hour, with the minute being the first.</onlyinclude><ref> R. Rowlett, UNC Chapel Hill. (2008). ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement'' [Online]. Available: http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second</ref> It's not a coincidence that 'second' the time unit looks like 2<sup>nd</sup>, because it isn't the first division it's the second. Minute actually looks like the word for very small because it has the same root (also the same as minutia).

Prof. Rowlett has a [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/ unit dictionary], where he has several interesting things to say about units of time see for example:
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#second second]
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictM.html#minute minute] = 60 seconds
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictH.html#hour hour] = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictD.html#day solar day], and the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictS.html#sidereal sidereal day]. The solar day = 24 hours = 1440 minutes = 86400 seconds
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictY.html#year year] = 31,500,000 seconds (roughly pi * 10 million if you need an easy conversion)
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictC.html#century century] = 100 years
*the [http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictM.html#millennium millennium] = 1000 years

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