Do we really divide units of time that often, though? Only 'half an hour' and the quarters (in French at least) are used frequently. And with the decimal time system, 'quarter of an hour' would be just as meaningful as the Gregorian system, it would just signify 75 minutes instead of 45.
Keep in mind they introduced the entire metric system: distance, volume, weight, currency, etcetera, making this just one of many changes... Either way, apparently people weren't too stoked about having one day off every 10 days instead of one day off every 7 days.
Keep in mind they introduced the entire metric system: distance, volume, weight, currency, etcetera, making this just one of many changes... Either way, apparently people weren't too stoked about having one day off every 10 days instead of one day off every 7 days.