Why do the hands of a clock move in a clockwise direction?
In short: While most people intuitively understand the direction of a clock's movement, the reason for this standard is a combination of planetary mechanics and historical geography.
The movement of clock hands is fundamentally linked to the rotation of the Earth. Because much of human civilization developed in the Northern Hemisphere, the direction of the Earth's rotation established a standard for timekeeping that we still follow today.
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