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Re: Clockwise without clocks

From:Damian Yerrick <tepples@...>
Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2005, 19:41
"Geoff Horswood" <geoffhorswood@...> wrote:

> So how would you express the ideas of "clockwise" and "anticlockwise" > in a culture that doesn't have clocks? > > -movement of the sun? shadows?
If they observe the movement of the sun or shadows, then they will probably invent some sort of crude clock, if only a sundial. What's the cultural situation that prevents this? -- Damian