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Did you know where the word "clock" derived its name? The clock word derived its name from Celtic words "clagan" and clocca" that represents bell. As of today, clock refers to something that displays time. Digital clocks have been created also aside from the conventional type of clocks that we have known and have used.
In the history of human inventions, clock is said to be the most relevant among them all because it makes recognizing the time simple. Digital clocks have been produced together with other digital gadgets that were well-known nowadays and digital clocks are another type of clocks that we make use of today.
Specifications of clocks vary greatly just like in the 12 hours clock that changes the principle of 24 hours clock for 24 hours in a day have been segregated into two times that is called "before midday" in English or "ante merediem" (a.m.) in Latin and "before midday" or in Latin words, it is called "post merediem". Since 24 hours clock was divided into two periods, there we already have 12 hours clocks and it is widely used in many countries like India, Pakistan, United States, United Kingdom and in the Philippines as well.
12 hour clocks are created along with different designs because a person who creates them knows that they are the type of clocks that people all worldwide use in general. They are usually large wall clocks with numbers 1 up to 12 and sometimes their numbers are written in the form of Roman numerals. 12 hours clock can be traced back from 1500 B.C. back in Ancient Egypt and as far as Mesopotamia where they use sundials to be used during the daytime and water clock for night time use.
At this time, 12 hours clocks are the type of clock that we usually use at home. Like any other 12 hours timepieces that you have known, contemporary wall clocks are also numbered from 1 to 12 and are designed accordingly to fit anyone's preference for a timepiece. 12 hour time structure was recognized throughout Northern part of Europe as the customary foundation in measuring the time during 15th and 16th centuries.
Modern wall clocks that has 12 hour dial is commonly preferred than those 24 hour clocks because the time in 12 hour clocks are easier to read. A notable feature about 12 hours clock is that it relates to directly to analog clocks that only displays 12 hours.
