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The Dozenal Society of America

The DSA is a voluntary, nonprofit education corporation, organized for the conduct of research and education of the public in the use of dozenal (also called duodecimal or base-twelve) in calculations, mathematics, weights and measures, and other branches of pure and applied science.

Dozenal Frequently Asked Questions

Title:	Dozenal Frequently Asked Questions
Author:	Michael deVlieger
Year:	11E7
Subject:	A comprehensive explanation of the benefits of the dozenal base.
http://www.dozenal.org/../sites_bck/default/files/DSA-DozenalFAQs_0.pdf

Answers to a dozen frequently asked questions about dozenal, fully illustrated. Two dozen pages explaining why duodecimal is the optimum number base for general human intuitive computation. Answers include benefits of dozenal beyond the often-heard reasons of the large number of divisors and “easy fractions”. Candid responses describing the drawbacks of dozenal and the benefits of decimal.