The next 12 hours, from midday to midnight ... You see this most often on digital clocks. Complete this interactive activity to understand the 12 and 24-hour clock. Then put your knowledge ...

As midday is meridiem — that is ... force of analogy available to anyone who has ever looked at a digital clock: if 12:01 is post meridiem, and so on through every other minute of that hour ...

Early mechanical clocks showed all 24 hours, but over time, clockmakers found the 12-hour system simpler and cheaper. Of course, a.m. stands for ante meridiem, which is Latin for "before midday." ...

Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman ... a familiar tune from all our childhoods. At the stroke of midday, the clock is at its most lively, with several doors opening and ...