Re: Clockwise without clocks

On Wednesday 30 March 2005 01:49 pm, caeruleancentaur wrote:
> --- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, "Elyse M. Grasso" <emgrasso@D...>
> wrote:
> >There's a reason north hemispere clocks run the direction they do...
>
> >Ack.... note to self, do not try to type while eating lunch.
> >That should be sunwise (deosil) and widdershins.
>
> That's the best way to describe it IMO.  However, you may need to
> make
> another note to yourself.  "North hemisphere clocks"?  Do clocks in
> the southern hemisphere run widdershins??? :-)
>
> Charlie
> http://wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur
>
Sunwise and antisunwise are opposite south of the equator, so since clocks in
the southern hemisphere run clockwise they are running (locally) widdershins
if widdershins is defined by the motion of the sun. For other definitions
(always turning right (or left)) one might argue that widdershins does not
change phase when you cross the equator. Visualize a sundial...

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