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Asklemmy · 1 year ago

How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

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How come we say counterclockwise and not earthwise?

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Asklemmy · 1 year ago

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Clocks simply followed the direction of movement from the sundial (as seen in the Northern hemisphere).

Nothing to do with “Big Ben” [sic].
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    Misjudged your intelligence
    
    Some civility would be nice.
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