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Also why clockwise?
Earth rotates and orbits counter clockwise. It just seems more right
To be fair whichever direction they made it go would be clockwise
True, but also it’s because of sundials
Because Sundials rotate clockwise ( in north hemisphere )
Earth rotates and orbits counter clockwise.
No it doesn't. It depends on the human perception of "up" and "down" which are completely arbitrary. We by convention see the North Pole as the "top" of the world but it could as easily be seen as Antarctica.
Well, depending on which hemisphere you're standing in, at least. We arbitrarily set this idea that north = up in most depictions of the globe, but we could just as easily make Antarctica the top of the world and everything rotates the other way.
The reason why clockwise is what it is, is because sundials were first used to tell time in the northern hemisphere, where the shadows move clockwise. If it was in the southern hemisphere, they'd have moved counterclockwise (which would be clockwise).
Before the age of exploration, orientation of maps were random. North became the norm so Europe could be placed at the top center.
Well that depends on where you look at the earth from doesn’t it. It’s like saying ‘righty righty, lefty loosey’ which only holds true as long as you’re thinking about the top edge of the screw head.
Also why clockwise?
We read from left-to-right, so the front span of numbers continues that visual pattern.
The answer is ‘sundials’
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Yes. This post is in English.