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minus-squareover_clox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·27 days agoI didn’t know Roman Numerals had a zero. I also thought 4 was supposed to be IV, not IIII. Anyways… turns the sundial, so nobody knows what time it is…
minus-squarewebghost0101@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-227 days agoSo about the IIII, this is supposedly called the clockmakers 4 and has been a age old practice. Now that 0, there is indeed no Roman numeral zero. However it was not uncommon on sundials to mark “noon” with a decorative element, like a circle. This looks like a modern recreation though.
minus-squarenoodle (he/him)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·27 days agoand why even use a zero on a clock in the first place?
minus-squarenoodle (he/him)@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-227 days agoan hour that’s famously being indicated by sundials
minus-squareGregorGizeh@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoI mean, you asked for clocks in the first place, but the point stands.
I didn’t know Roman Numerals had a zero. I also thought 4 was supposed to be IV, not IIII.
Anyways… turns the sundial, so nobody knows what time it is…
So about the IIII, this is supposedly called the clockmakers 4 and has been a age old practice.
Now that 0, there is indeed no Roman numeral zero. However it was not uncommon on sundials to mark “noon” with a decorative element, like a circle.
This looks like a modern recreation though.
and why even use a zero on a clock in the first place?
Europeans at midnight: 👀
an hour that’s famously being indicated by sundials
I mean, you asked for clocks in the first place, but the point stands.
Norwegians need it in summer!