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/ -
