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Re: When and how did the spm[ass directions originate?Which way is North ?



On 8 Dec 2001, at 15:11, Herbert H Gottlieb wrote:

This question is of special interest to
all who have wondered how the compass
directions N, S, E, and W got started.

Herb

A possible scenario.

Just as the rising and setting of sun define broadly East and West,
his annual motion perpendicular to the general east-west direction
due to the inclination of the earth's axis could have given rise to the
concepts of north and south. This should have been quite early in
the history of man.

regards,

Sarma.