▲ 327 ▼ How did people refer to clockwise movement before the invention of the clock? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by zephyr@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 127 comments fedilink hide all child comments Was there an alternative adjective to "clockwise" other than "the rotation you take around left hand"? Also, how did all watch companies around the world agree on what the direction of "clockwise" is?
[–] kuneho@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) but without this information, clockwise and anticlockwise also ambigous. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* No, they are well-defined. There is no missing information in "clockwise". There is missing information in "right". There is no "top clockwise" or "bottom clockwise". permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* No, they are well-defined. There is no missing information in "clockwise". There is missing information in "right". There is no "top clockwise" or "bottom clockwise". permalink fedilink source parent