Hour

Hour

The hour (common symbol: h or hr) is a unit of measurement of time. In modern usage, an hour comprises 60 minutes, or 3,600 seconds. It is approximately 1/24 of a mean solar day.

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Famous quotes containing the word hour:

    “Ah God! that it were possible
    For one short hour to see
    The souls we loved, that they might tell us
    What and where they be. . . .”
    —Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

    “The hour when you say, “What does my justice matter? I do not see that I am embers and coals. But the just are embers and coals!””
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “Under certain circumstances there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea.”
    —Henry James (1843–1916)