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Why is the third hand on a watch called second hand?

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  • 26-09-2020

Answer: it is called the "second hand (because it measured the secondary minute divisions of the hour), which was shortened to "second" hand. The convention of the hands moving clockwise evolved in imitation of the sundial.

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