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  2. Clock face - Wikipedia

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    '12:14' in both analog and digital representations. In the analog clock, the minute hand is on "14" minutes, and the hour hand is moving from "12" to "1" – this indicates a time of 12:14. A ship's radio room wall clock during the age of wireless telegraphy showing '10:09' and 36 seconds'. The green and red shaded areas denote 3 minute periods ...

  3. Clock - Wikipedia

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    Analog clocks display time with an analog clock face, which consists of a dial with the numbers 1 through 12 or 24, the hours in the day, around the outside. The hours are indicated with an hour hand , which makes one or two revolutions in a day, while the minutes are indicated by a minute hand , which makes one revolution per hour.

  4. Clock position - Wikipedia

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    Neglecting the length of the vessel, and presuming that he is at the bow, he observes the time number lying on the line of sight. [1] For example, 12 o'clock means directly ahead, 3 o'clock means directly to the right, 6 o'clock means directly behind, and 9 o'clock means directly to the left. The clock system is not confined to transportation.

  5. 24-hour analog dial - Wikipedia

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    The 24-hour analog dial continued to be used, but primarily by technicians, astronomers, scientists, and clockmakers. John Harrison, Thomas Tompion, and Mudge [7] built a number of clocks with 24-hour analog dials, particularly when building astronomical and nautical instruments. 24-hour dials were also used on sidereal clocks.

  6. List of largest clock faces - Wikipedia

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    Largest church clock face. The minute hand is 5.73 metres (18.8 ft) and the hour hand is 5.07 metres (16.6 ft) 22: Oslo City Hall: 8.6 m (28 ft) [citation needed] 1: Yes: 1950: Building: Norway: Oslo: Tower with clock on it is known as Oslo Rådhus 2 and is 63 m (207 ft). Building hosts the Nobel Peace Prize each year [15] 23: Christchurch ...

  7. File:3 minutes past 2 by the Corpus Clock - geograph.org.uk ...

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    English: 3 minutes past 2 by the Corpus Clock The light on the inner circle shows the hour as 2, the middle circle shows the minute as 3, and the second lights are processing between stops, so 2 are lit. I'd like to see it at night when the lights would show up better.

  8. Grandfather clock - Wikipedia

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    A grandfather clock (also a longcase clock, tall-case clock, grandfather's clock, hall clock or floor clock) is a tall, freestanding, weight-driven pendulum clock, with the pendulum held inside the tower or waist of the case. Clocks of this style are commonly 1.8–2.4 metres (6–8 feet) tall with an enclosed pendulum and weights, suspended by ...

  9. Mengenlehreuhr - Wikipedia

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    Since a 24-hour clock uses a number from 0-23. The 24th (25th counting from 0) position is unused on this clock. Minute: The last two rows consist of an upper 11 light switches and a lower row of 4 light switches. It’s also encoded similarly to hour mark, with a maximum number of 11*5+4=59 minute mark and 0 minute mark when everything is OFF.