History & Time
Why do clocks go clockwise?
Early clockmakers based clock hands on sundials in the Northern Hemisphere, where a sundial's shadow moves in that same left-to-right direction as the sun crosses the sky. The direction just stuck.
History & Time
Early clockmakers based clock hands on sundials in the Northern Hemisphere, where a sundial's shadow moves in that same left-to-right direction as the sun crosses the sky. The direction just stuck.