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Re: Compass rose question (fwd)
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Johnnie Sutherland <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 18 Aug 1999 08:24:21 -0400
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Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1999 16:13:26 -0500 (CDT)
From: James Sweetland <[log in to unmask]>
To: Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Compass rose question (fwd)

Just a guess on why the East and West directions on a compass rose would
be reversed from the usual (ie, East to the Left, West to the Right, with
North at the top):  Maps of the sky show this same arrangement, on
the assumption that (as I understand it) you are laying on the ground
looking up at the sky.  Possibly the compass in question was for
astronomical use??

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