I have no idea.
I'd speculate that it has to do with right handed dominance among human populations, that for early weight driven clocks, it is just easier to lift up the weight with your right hand, when facing the mechanism, which would result in the clockwise motion of the mechanism.
I wish there was a Swiss person to ask.
I have no idea.
I'd speculate that it has to do with right handed dominance among human populations, that for early weight driven clocks, it is just easier to lift up the weight with your right hand, when facing the mechanism, which would result in the clockwise motion of the mechanism.
I wish there was a Swiss person to ask.
The hands would have been the simpler answer.
The hands would have been the simpler answer.
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