The fate of 12 is far better than its "brother" 13. Since human beings have the ability to count, they have always believed that some numbers have the power to control people or determine their fate. 12 is one of the important and wonderful numbers, which is both auspicious and mysterious.
I wonder if you have noticed that the number "12" can be seen everywhere in our lives, and people can't live without it for a moment.
Clocks and watches are calculated by 12 hour. A day is divided into two 12 hours, one hour into five 12 minutes, and one minute into five 12 seconds.
365 days a year is divided into 12 months. Why do you want to divide it like this? This is because there are 12 full moons a year. In addition, people in China also have 12 zodiac signs, that is, rats, cows, tigers, rabbits, dragons, snakes, horses, sheep, monkeys, chickens, dogs and pigs, which belong to the same animal sign every year, and the cycle is 12, which is really wonderful.
More wonderfully, the ancient Greeks used 12 in different ways. They believe that 12 is the result of multiplication of 3 and 4, which leads to three kinds of human characters, namely, three basic ways to deal with different situations: one is positive; The other person, on the other hand, is unresponsive and calm. The reaction of the third person is average.
In order to study the starry sky, modern astronomy divides the starry sky of the whole universe into 88 regions, namely constellations. In ancient China, it was called a star. Before the Middle Ages, humans only divided the starry sky into 12 constellations and named them after 12 animals. /kloc-the chronograph of a French duke in the 0 th and 5 th centuries is a proof.
Mathematically, in the three-dimensional theory, 12 is called "kiss number". The number of kisses is the number of kisses: if 12 spheres surround a sphere, the middle sphere can be touched by each of the surrounding 12 spheres. It won't happen again.
Carbon is one of the most basic elements in chemistry. In the periodic table, the atomic weight of carbon is 12. It's just a coincidence. Isn't there any hint? Probably because carbon has six protons and six electrons. Three variants of carbon, which are extremely important to human beings, have been produced: coal, graphite and diamond.
It can be seen that the number 12 involves various scientific fields and is closely related to human life. Of all the figures, who can compete with them?
Some people joke that the number 13 is unlucky because it is "arbitrary" and can only be divisible by 1 and 13 itself; The number 12 is the most generous. In addition to 1 and 12, it can also be divided into four numbers: 2, 3, 4 and 6, so it is an auspicious number.
In Greek mythology, it takes 12 years for the lucky Shenmu star to orbit the sun once. Therefore, some people regard 12 as a lucky number, because they believe that Jupiter will bring them good luck every 12. Herodotus, a Greek historian, found that the ancient Greeks built 12 cities in Asia Minor. Later, they refused to build it again because they thought that the number 12 was sacred and could not be surpassed.
In the Old Testament, 12 is a widely used mysterious number: Jacob, the grandson of Abraham, an ancient Israeli, had 12 sons, who later became the ancestors of Israel 12 clans; Israeli military leader Joshua built 12 tombstones in Jordan; Salomo (king of Israel and Jews, about 965-926 BC) had 12 bronze cows on the washing gift box. The senior priest has a badge embedded with 12 gem on his chest, which can protect people. Why do they especially love the number 12?
Similarly, the number 12 frequently appears in the New Testament: Jesus had 12 disciples; There are 65,438+02 gates in the holy city of Jerusalem, which are built on 65,438+02 cornerstones with the names of 65,438+02 believers engraved on them. In Jerusalem, only 12× 12 = 144 people are allowed to worship Jesus at a time.
12 is so popular, is there really no other mystery except that it is an auspicious number? However, so far, no one has really figured it out.