2003-01-22 01:22:14, "Doug Ewell" <dewell@...>
wrote:
[...]

>We use Roman numerals in these contexts partly for their

charm, for our own amusement more than that of outsiders, and
partly as a matter of tradition.

One thing I hope to do, sooner or later, is to make a clock,
using a 24-hour "quartz" movement, that has Roman numerals on
its dial. (By 24 hours, I mean a clock in which the hour hand
goes around once every day, not twice. Midnight is
customarily at the top, but Hammond made a 24-hr clock with
noon at the top.)

Regards,

Nicholas Bodley ||@|| Waltham, Mass.
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who recently bought a low-cost "quartz analog" 24-hour
wristwatch. It's amazing how long it takes (an adult) to get
accustomed to 24-hour dials: Years!