Sumi Yoichi wrote:
> > Sundialists > > I want to ask a simple question to sundialists in the ML. > " Why the clock rotates clockwise?" Most Japanese horologist says as > follows. In the very old times, primitive people knew the rough time from > the sun-shadow of the vertical gnomon on the ground. In that case, the > shadow of the gnomon rotates clockwise on the north hemisphere, so the > clockwise-rotating mechanical clock was made. This is right? > Sundialists know well the shadow of the gnomon of the vertical type sundial > on the wall rotates anticlockwise. I think the way of looking at the clock > is very like the vertical sundial on the wall. Why the clock maker did not > make the anticlockwise-clock? Can anyone know the article or the web-site in > English dealing with my question? > Thanks in advance > > Sumi Yoichi > Japan > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.spi.ne.jp/~gnomon/ > > - The site at http://www.cam.net.uk/home/pb/index.html is devoted to 24 hour clocks. It includes a list of some 24h clocks in the UK, Europe and (old stuff) in the now closed Chicago Time museum. There is also a link to the page http://members.aol.com/donnl/clockwise.html where there is a discussion about the clockwise clock. (Wise, isn't it? ;-)) Best regards, Thierry vs 50.5N 4.3E -
